February 17, 2026
Episode 194: How Close to Autocracy Are We?
Kim Lane Scheppele joins Valerie Nannery to discuss how America’s slide into autocracy is similar to and different from autocratic shifts around the world, how far America is on the path to autocracy, and what we can all do to stop the descent.
Host: Valerie Nannery, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Link: Autocratic Legalism, by Kim Lane Scheppele
Link: Trump’s Counter Constitution, by Kim Lane Scheppele
Link: The ‘Big Lie’s’ Autocratic Assault on the Rule of Law: Attorneys Can Stop It, by Jim Saranteas
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