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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 s our constitution or history. i think it s primarily the strength of a parade opposition or the strength of small
functioning dictatorship. quote, even if the republicans managed to steal the 2024 election, their ability to monopolize power over an extended period of time will likely be limited. america may no longer be safe for democracy, but it remains 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
this year, border encounters increased 1,000%. historically speaking, contrary to what biden said, the real peak begins now, not in april but hitting into the hot summer. there s a grain of truth to what aoc and others say about root causes. like climate change. it s impacting it. regime instability as a result of the cold war. but why these numbers changed on a dime, it s because the biden-harris administration decided to revoke third country agreements with the northern triangle countries and remain in mexico. that has incentivized coyotes, traveling up to the boarder. if kamala wants to tell migrants that are facing racial persecution because of genocide, they can seek asylum in mexico, yes, they can and they should.
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