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Here Be Dragons: Warning Signs from the Edges of Democracy

I study how democracies disappear and how people fight back. NYT bestselling author, Nat’l Academy of Sciences member, UCSD prof.

Newsletter · By Barbara F. Walter · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    America Doesn’t Really Want to Fix Immigration (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    <img alt="How migrant workers have contributed to strong U.S. job growth | PBS News" class="sizing-normal" height="468" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M4Aq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.c

  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    Off to Bellagio (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="International Cooperation and Soft Diplomacy: The Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center - REsource" class="sizing-normal" height="1022" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZtJp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsu

  3. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Ukraine Changed How I Think About Civil War (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="401" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ere5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b5890fe-208f-4e27-bcc8-a8b7a69115b2_700x401.webp"

  4. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    Billionaires Think They Can Walk Away From Trump (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Trump's inauguration support worth US$1.3 trillion with Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg in attendance | South China Morning Post" class="sizing-normal" height="680" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FrYp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep

  5. Issue · Sep 2, 2026

    Why Strongmen Eventually Surround Themselves With Idiots (opens the original)

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