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In How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explain how American democracy is more fragile than we may think and suggests ways to prevent it from dying.
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April's been quieter than I expected. I only published one book summary—and the two posts I managed to put out were offshoots from that summary. I hope to get back to publishing two summaries in May. Book summaries Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie — well worth a read if you're concerned about climate change and other environmental problems we face, but sick of the 'doom-and-gloom' narratives we usually hear. Blog posts Solutions in "Not the End of the World" Environmental myths...
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