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I am a psychiatrist, not a politician — though when it comes to the madmen of battle (in the fields of health, fortunately), I have fought more than you.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the Beijing Olympics on Friday flanked by leaders who are described by Democracy Index 2020, as authoritarian countries.

Sometimes the self-styled strongmen, the demagogues in our politics try to claim that but here was somebody speaking for civility in defense of our democracy, in the office of president. and laying out the stakes. its not just about him criticizing the former president 16 times. that wasnt the heart of the speech. the heart of the speech was that he is willing, as president, to step into the breach and to stand up to those folks who would try to tear down our democracy. and that fight hasnt ende...

Of russian surface to air missiles. the purchase of the missile system has angered the united states. rajini vaidyanthan has this report from the indian capital. two of the worlds political strongmen. in a show of unity. president putin was in delhi forjust a day, long enough to get a bear hug from prime minister modi and get down to business. this annual meeting between the two nations was cancelled last year due to covid. president putin has barely travelled this year. his visit is a sign of h...

In the world that hold elections for president and 99% are for one person and they say theyre elections and not elections. ruth is the author of the book "strongmen" from mussolini to the present with a new epilog on january 6th. get yourself a copy. coming up next we hear from the white house, joe biden is set to give remarks on the sweeping bipartisan bill and a major win off of the administration. fresh off parental leave, secretary pete buttigieg has a bill to implement. he joins me next. th...

Book "strongmen" from mussolini to the present. you are the perfect person to talk to. we are ten months away from january 6th and were a year away from the election and we havent prosecuted a lot of people. we prosecuted low-level people who were duped into believing the big lie and we continue to have this effort to undermine democracy that goes unchecked. >> yeah, and i think, you know, what happens in history is when someone like trump comes along they legitimize and bring together existing ...

Afraid. be very afraid about what is coming down the track. who better to discuss this with than jason stanley professor of philosophy at yale university and author of "how facism works" the politics of us and them, along with ruth, history in italian studies at new york university and author of of "strongmen mussolini to the present." thank you both for joining me on the show. ruth, you and i have been discussing growing authoritarianism for years now and on this show all of this year. we have ...

Along with the professor of history in italian studies at new york university and author of "strongmen mussolini to the present." thank you both for joining me on the show. ruth, you and i have been discussing growing authoritarianism for years now and on this show all of this year. we have now reached the book banning stage. and yet, still, there is so much complacency among politicians and journalists in this country. >> yeah. in "strongmen" i write "strongmen" not only disappear but they disa...

In with 20 strongmen, and that can be removed and thats not ordinary speech. that has led to school boards, and is shocking but perhaps not surprising that some of our colleagues have tried to frame that criminal access free speech, and thats fanning the flame of chaos. and the conduct and the ordinary parents showing up at school board meetings. and would you agree that allowing threats of violence and intimidation against elected