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PegnVA

02/18/18 5:03 PM

#90752 RE: ForReal #90744

See NPRs interview (below) with Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt about their new book, HOW DEMOCRACIES DIE

Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies have collapsed elsewhere—not just through violent coups, but more commonly (and insidiously) through a gradual slide into authoritarianism.

I saw the authors on C-SPAN speaking at the Cambridge Public Library, and ordered their book this weekend.





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Susie924

02/18/18 6:09 PM

#90778 RE: ForReal #90744

Shocking I know but I agree with that.

Outlawing TV and radio spots would be a great start.

Too many people base their votes on the political ads they see on TV.

Both sides know exactly what type of TV shows get the most "eyes" so they target those shows for their ads.

People should have to pick up a newspaper or watch some real TV news to get information on the candidates.