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Book Review: The New Sultan

Scott Alexander reviews a book on Erdogan's rise to power in Turkey, analyzing the factors that led to democratic backsliding and considering lessons for other democracies.

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Mar 18, 2021 7,803 words 220 likes 805 comments Listen · 50 min Read Read Opened Opened
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Book Review: Why We're Polarized

Scott Alexander reviews Ezra Klein's 'Why We're Polarized', finding it asks important questions about political polarization but provides few clear answers.

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Feb 9, 2021 5,061 words 137 likes 894 comments Listen · 36 min Read Read Opened Opened
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