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"This House Believes It Can't Happen Here"

In recent years, demagogues have come to power in democracies across the globe. With populism on the rise, are we immune from this worldwide trend towards authoritarianism, or might we be next?

Prof. A. C. Grayling is a British philosopher and writer. In his book Democracy and its Crisis, he explores the conflict between democracy and authoritarian populism.

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