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Fear, Cruelty, and the Character Test of Our Generation of Americans

One of the most dangerous mistakes people make is believing that authoritarianism has a look, a language, or a region. It doesn’t.

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Jun 17, 2025
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President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. | Official White House Photo by Molly Riley

By Trygve Olson

This is the third in an eight-part series on the lessons I’ve learned confronting autocrats over the past twenty-five years. From post-Soviet capitals to American battlegrounds, I’ve …

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