Thinking about...
Timothy Snyder, Heather Cox Richardson, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, David Pepper, Phillips P. OBrien, Terry Moran, Lawrence Lessig, Janice SteinOpening the future by understanding the past.
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Snyder is an American historian of Europe and a public intellectual on both continents. Among his books are On Tyranny and Bloodlands, which appear in new editions in 2022. His work inspires art and music, and is read at protests around the world.
I'm a history professor interested in the contrast between image and reality in American politics. I believe in American democracy, despite its frequent failures.
Historian of authoritarians, propaganda, democracy protection. NYT Bestselling Book: Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present. Consultant for film & TV. Represented by CAA & The Gernert Company.
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Professor of Strategic Studies, @univofstandrew. Writing about grand strategy, war, history, Romanesque and Baroque buildings I love, Sicily, and pretty much anything else that takes my fancy.
Independent journalist, formerly with ABC News. I publish a Substack newsletter called “Real Patriotism,” and host a podcast by the same name on YouTube.
law professor and democracy activist.
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