Belarus and Authoritarian Learning

Episode #48

This week, Bill and Phil discuss recent developments in Belarus, efforts by Republican state legislatures to undermine democracy, new documents on the plans to use nuclear weapons in defense of Taiwan back in 1958, and why Ted Cruz is so worried about a woke U.S. military.

Articles related to this week’s episode:

• “Opinion: Don’t just sanction Belarus. The dictators of the world are watching.” by Brian Klaas in The Washington Post

• “Other Regimes Will Hijack Planes Too” by Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic

• “Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known” by Charlie Savage in The New York Times

• Link to the original document discussing the use of nuclear weapons in Taiwan

• “A Florida Republican says Socrates would be canceled today. The philosopher faced a different fate: Execution.” By Hannah Knowles and Timothy Bella in The Washington Post

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