When I started noticing references to HOW DEMOCRACIES DIE, (written by Levitsky and Ziblatt)‚ I thought I should buy that book. Then I remembered – I own that book and read it half-way through D J Trump’s first term. Then I turned to PERPLEXITY to ask if the book had been updated, and the answer was no. Then I thought that we at PLATO should update it in an SDG, and that’s what I’m proposing.

In our weekly discussions we’ll discuss what’s happening now in each of the seven categories discussed in this book. We’ll also try to figure out how we’ve gotten to the situation we’re in now and how, if ever, we can make change happen.

‍