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Experts Warn: America's Slide Toward Authoritarianism Alarming

5/9/2025

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Political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt sound the alarm on America's drift toward authoritarianism, highlighting increasing threats to lawmakers and citizens. They criticize Republican leaders for not curbing executive power but also point to glimmers of hope—active citizen engagement could still steer the nation back from the brink of autocracy.

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Political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt sound the alarm on America's drift toward authoritarianism, highlighting increasing threats to lawmakers and citizens. They criticize Republican leaders for not curbing executive power but also point to glimmers of hope—active citizen engagement could still steer the nation back from the brink of autocracy.