How Democracies Fall and Rise | Interview: Larry Diamond

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4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Jamie Weinstein is joined by sociologist Larry Diamond to explain how democracies rise and fall and what history might tell us about Donald Trump’s slouch towards tyranny. The Agenda: —Signs of a democratic crisis —Weaponizing the government —Missing the forest for the trees —Trump 1.0 vs. Trump 2.0 —‘Trump isn’t a fascist, he’s a golfer’ —All the president’s men —When to be concerned Show Notes: —Diamond: The Crisis of Democracy Is Here —Diamond’s Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency —Judge Wilkinson’s rebuke of Trump admin The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.8	Welcome to the Dispatch podcast.
1:02.8	I'm Jamie Weinstein.
1:04.6	My guest today is Professor Larry Diamond.
1:08.6	He is the Musbocker Senior Fellow of Global Democracy at the Freeman Spagoli
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