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Inhospitable to autocracy. rather than autocracy, the united states appears headed toward endemic regime instability. joining us now are stephen levitskiy and daniel ziplock, both professors of government at harvard university. professor levitskiy, let me begin with you, and the point you make about how the american system is resistant to autocracy. we've heard about the cracks in the democracy, but talk about why it is difficult to establish autocracy in the united states. >> well i don't think it's the reason many people often think about it. i don't think it's our culture, i don't think it'...

United states. >> well i don't think it's the reason many people often think about it. i don't think it's our culture, i don't think it's our constitution or history. i think it's primarily the strength of a parade opposition or the strength of small democratic forces. and most of the countries that we watched where there have been severe democratic backsliding, hungary, russia, or venezuela, opposition forces have been very weak. parties have been weak, the media is weak, civil society is weak. in the u.s., for all of its flaws, represents a well organized or opposition. and organized civil s...