https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/02/world/democracies-learning-to-goose-step/
We often assume that the gravest threats to democracy are wars, coups or other dramatic crises. But democratic breakdown does not require a sudden shock.
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https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/nazi-germany-underscores-danger-of-creeping-authoritarian-thinking-by-kaushik-basu-2025-11
Kaushik Basu highlights the subtle ways social pressures cause people to accept constraints they once rejected.
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