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	Podcast:		The New Yorker Radio Hour
	Episode:		Is Our Democracy Safe?
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:30:37
	Publish Date:		2022-12-06 11:00:00
	Description:		This year’s midterm elections were widely seen as a victory for democracy in the United States. Election deniers were defeated in many closely watched races and voting proceeded smoothly, even in areas where the Big Lie has taken a firm hold. But the threat of authoritarianism remains strong. David Remnick talks with Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, authors of the best-seller “How Democracies Die” about recent political trends. “You can’t really live in a functioning democracy if you feel like each election is a national emergency,” Ziblatt says. “Because what it means is that we’re not confronting the major problems confronting our society.”
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