How democracies slide into fascism 

What do the impeachment trial and the siege of Capitol Hill have in common with the rise of right-wing, populist politics in some eastern European countries? Historian Anne Applebaum, author of “Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism,” discusses global democratic decline with The World’s Marco Werman.

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