In his Atlantic article, Rauch writes, "Hungary has not gone from democracy to dictatorship, but it has gone from democracy to democracy-ish."
As it happens, just last night I listened to Yascha Mounk's interview with Sergei Guriev about his new book, Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century. Guriev classifies Orba…
In his Atlantic article, Rauch writes, "Hungary has not gone from democracy to dictatorship, but it has gone from democracy to democracy-ish."
As it happens, just last night I listened to Yascha Mounk's interview with Sergei Guriev about his new book, Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century. Guriev classifies Orban as one of his "spin dictators" - a new class of populist tyrant, who maintains the rhetoric of democracy while ruling as a de facto dictator. Guriev distinguishes spin dictators from fascist dictators, who rule by fear rather than spin. In Venezuela, for instance, Chavez ruled by spin, while his successor Maduro rules by fear. In the past few months, Putin has decisively crossed the line from spin dictator to full-blown fascist. It's a fascinating interview:
In his Atlantic article, Rauch writes, "Hungary has not gone from democracy to dictatorship, but it has gone from democracy to democracy-ish."
As it happens, just last night I listened to Yascha Mounk's interview with Sergei Guriev about his new book, Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century. Guriev classifies Orban as one of his "spin dictators" - a new class of populist tyrant, who maintains the rhetoric of democracy while ruling as a de facto dictator. Guriev distinguishes spin dictators from fascist dictators, who rule by fear rather than spin. In Venezuela, for instance, Chavez ruled by spin, while his successor Maduro rules by fear. In the past few months, Putin has decisively crossed the line from spin dictator to full-blown fascist. It's a fascinating interview:
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