The Economist asks: What is the greatest threat to democracy?

Anne McElvoy, our senior editor, explores how democracies die with Professor Steven Levitsky, a political scientist. Also, is there a tension between diversity and democracy? And why Harvard University should invite Sarah Palin to speak Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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