The New Authoritarianism
This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.
By Steven Levitsky
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/trump-competitive-authoritarian/681609/

Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic
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The New Authoritarianism
This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.
By Steven Levitsky
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/trump-competitive-authoritarian/681609/

Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic
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