The rise of populism

How to build an autocracy

In this article and accompanying video for The Atlantic, David Frum looks into a frightening illiberal future America could face if Donald Trump’s administration is permitted to erode the country’s checks and balances – including the media.

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Against normalization: The lesson of the Munich Post

Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler, compares Trump and Hitler’s relations to the media by detailing the story of one forgotten newspaper that dared to investigate Hitler.

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The psychological research that helps explain the election

In exploring classic psychological studies and papers, this New Yorker article attempts to explain why so many people voted for Trump, why extremism is growing and why politics throughout the world are becoming more polarized.

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