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Taking Stock of America’s Slide to Autocracy

A year after the 2024 election, things are looking dire. This is the latest edition of “Diamond on Democracy,” a series by American Purpose at Persuasion. To receive future installments into your inbox—plus more great pieces by American Purpose and Francis Fukuyama’s blog—simply click on “Email preferences” below and make sure y…

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Making America Weak Again

Trump’s policies amount to the suicide of a superpower. This is the latest edition of “Diamond on Democracy,” a series by American Purpose at Persuasion. To receive future installments into your inbox—plus more great pieces by American Purpose and Francis Fukuyama’s blog—simply click on “Email preference…

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A Pivot Point for the American People

The resistance to Donald Trump gives me hope—but it's too soon to relax. This is the latest edition of “Diamond on Democracy,” a series by American Purpose at Persuasion. To receive future installments into your inbox—plus more great pieces by American Purpose and Francis Fukuyama’s blog—simply click on “Email preferences” below and make sure you toggle on the relevant buttons. And…

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Defending Democracy in America

It’s time to take action. This is the latest edition of “Diamond on Democracy,” a series by American Purpose at Persuasion. To receive future installments into your inbox—plus more great pieces by American Purpose and Francis Fukuyama’s blog—simply click on “Email preferences” below and make sure you …

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The Manchurian President

Whose interest is Donald Trump Serving? In the 1959 novel, The Manchurian Candidate (released as a film three years later), an American platoon is captured during the Korean War and taken by a Soviet commando unit to Manchuria, where the platoon members are brainwashed into serving a Soviet Communist plot against American democracy after they return home. The convoluted storyline has the KGB …

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Can the Center Hold in Germany?

The stakes are high not only for Germany but the world The outcome of Germany’s election on Sunday will not allay growing concern about the surge of illiberal populism in democracies around the world. True, the center-right Christian Democrats—who have governed post-World War II Germany for most of the last seven decades—“won” by finishing first. But that may come to be seen by democrats in Germany and outs…

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The Crisis of Democracy Is Here

And it’s going to get a lot worse. As Trump’s attacks on U.S. institutions continue, American Purpose at Persuasion is launching a new column by Larry Diamond: “Diamond on Democracy.”

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The Danger DOGE Poses to our Privacy and Safety

Massive quantities of sensitive data and vital government functions are at risk Despite his casual claim from the Oval Office yesterday that the actions of his DOGE team are fully transparent, Elon Musk and his merry band of youthful techies are marauding through the data systems of the United States government with no accountability. None of them appear to have the specialized training or statutory authority to handle such sensiti…

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Confronting Our Autocrat-In-Waiting: Part II

Larry Diamond offers a list of concrete prescriptions for beating back incipient authoritarianism. This article is part of an ongoing project by American Purpose on “The ‘Deep State’ and Its Discontents.” The series aims to analyze the modern administrative state and critique the political right’s radical attempts to dismantle it. Click here to subscribe to Francis Fukuyama’s blog and American Purpose at Persuasi…

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Confronting Our Autocrat-In-Waiting: Part I

Larry Diamond analyzes Trump’s coming assault on American institutions—and proposes a gameplan for fighting back. This article is part of an ongoing project by American Purpose on “The ‘Deep State’ and Its Discontents.” The series aims to analyze the modern administrative state and critique the political r…

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