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Trump & the New Authoritarians

Suddenly they’re everywhere, and looking back, it seems Trump was one of the last, not the first. Why is authoritarianism on the march? What is behind the rise in “illiberal democracy”?

Comment on my arguments about the rise of peak, the 2008 financial crash, and the rise of social media.

Where is all this heading?

– around 280 words

– Find a website reputable news source and relate the post to it, with a link to the article at the bottom of the posting and cite a quote

– 1 image (put the link)

– at least one citation from the book The Jungle Grows Back, Robert Kagan (I am uploading some pages)

– An eye-catching title

– 3 paragraphs: A hook, a quote, a question.