What Post-Democracy America Looks Like
February 16, 2025
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Episode 170 · February 16, 2025
What Post-Democracy America Looks Like
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What Post-Democracy America Looks Like
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<p>U.S. democracy is likely to break down during this second Trump presidency, but what lies ahead isn’t a traditional dictatorship. Dr. Steven Levitsky joins Offline to explain competitive authoritarianism—what it looks like, how Trump and his cronies are enacting it already, and why it’s more popular than the fascism of yore. But first! Max and Jon discuss how the MAGA regime is silencing critics, including with two frivolous media lawsuits against ABC and CBS. Then they dive into rumors that Elon Musk is trying to use DOGE to replace federal workers with robots, and share updates on the ultra competitive, ultra scientific Offline Challenge.</p><p> </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/eXXrgPFNQeE">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p>
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