"Donald Trump has wasted no time in his second administration. The moves he has made are familiar to anyone who has seen a democracy give way to autocracy. Loyalists only, no matter how unqualified. A dubious claim to a mandate. A sycophantic party apparatus that, for the moment, controls both chambers of Congress. Harnessing the power of the military against its own people."
"Garry is joined by Bret Stephens, a columnist for The New York Times and the principal author of that 2017 manifesto. Both Garry and Bret agree that democracy is under attack, and they envision a world where the forces of freedom are united and authoritarianism is in retreat. Together, they discuss what the future of democracy in the United States looks like, and if a change to the two-party system could be the realignment the country needs to secure freedom."
"When host Garry Kasparov created the Renew Democracy Initiative in 2017, the founding manifesto warned that "the liberal-democratic order is under attack from within and without." Eight years later, things have not changed for the better. Garry is joined by Bret Stephens, a columnist for The New York Times and the principal author of that 2017 manifesto. Both Garry and Bret agree that democracy is under attack, and they envision a world where the forces of freedom are united and authoritarianism is in retreat."
Garry Kasparov warns that recent political moves mirror patterns that can turn democracies into autocracies, including loyalist appointments, dubious mandates, partisan control of institutions, and the politicization of the military. The Renew Democracy Initiative roots its mission in a 2017 manifesto that declared the liberal-democratic order under assault. Bret Stephens, a principal author of that manifesto, and Kasparov agree that democracy is under attack and that pro-democracy forces must unite. They consider how the United States might secure freedom, including whether altering the two-party system could produce a political realignment capable of defending democratic norms.
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