The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Pulitzer Prize Historian: You Won't Notice Until It's Too Late!

May 11, 2026·1h 48m·9-min readnarrativepolitics
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This episode features a deep and urgent conversation with Anne Applebaum, a historian and journalist who has spent decades studying authoritarianism, about how American democracy is actively deteriorating under the influence of Donald Trump and the broader MAGA movement. The core takeaway

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Anne Applebaum

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People

Anne ApplebaumDonald TrumpJared KushnerViktor OrbanVladimir PutinJ.D. Vance

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Twilight of DemocracyIron Curtainby Anne Applebaum

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AuthoritarianismDemocracyForeign PolicyLong Form JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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