No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines

Our recent speaker Daniel Ziblatt, together with Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way in today's NYT. "When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy." Here is a gift link to the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/opinion/trump-authoritarianism-democracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Fk8.FKBE.iahseHIX3XxY&smid=url-share