Forbearance

Episode #237

This week, Bill and Phil look at the indictment of James Comey, Trump‘s speech to gathered military leaders, and the government shut down, and breakdown the ways that each represents the erosion of democratic norms.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• Levitsky and Ziblatt books:

  • How Democracies Die

  • Tyranny of the Minority

• “‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers” by Helene Cooper in The New York Times

• “White House Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain and Punish Political Foes” by Tony Romm in The New York Times

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