Making Sense with Sam Harris
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
#439 — How to Lose a Democracy
22 minutes Posted Oct 14, 2025 at 8:30 pm.
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Sam Harris speaks with Damon Linker about the erosion of American democracy. They discuss the right-wing populist movement, the mechanisms by which Trump is consolidating authoritarian control, the Insurrection Act, the Right's weaponization of wokeness, the potential for civil unrest, Trump's punishment of Democrat-run cities, the new Christian Right, and other topics.

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