Joe Flanigan
@joeflanigan
Actor, writer, & advocate for preserving our democracy & the rule of law. Advisor to @democracyFIRST.
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🚨By popular demand, we have another list of books from the United to Preserve Democracy speakers series authors. This list includes books by: Benjamin Carter Hett 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 Слава Україні, Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR), Daniel Ziblatt, Timothy Snyder, Jonathan Alter, Doris Kearns Goodwin, David Rohde, Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky, & more 🇺🇸📚📚 Enjoy!
Leading historian and expert on authoritarianism Ruth Ben-Ghiat shares her personal story about confronting misinformation in her family. Share and follow Ruth to help understand the ongoing threats to our democracy and how to effectively confront them.
Who starts civil wars? Barbara F Walter the author of “How Civil Wars Start” explains:
(1/2) The 20 lessons Timothy Snyder outlines in On Tyranny are an essential guide for how to preserve democracy & the Rule of Law: 1️⃣ Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. 2️⃣ Defend institutions. They fall one after the other unless
Watch historian and expert on fascism Ruth Ben-Ghiat explain that Trump’s 2025 chaos and dismantling of government isn’t random— it’s “Autocratic Capture”
If you’re frustrated and feeling dejected about the political chaos in Washington— give to Blake for the North Country, Dem nominee for Elise Stefanik seat in special election. The best way to respond and bring change in our democracy is to elect new leaders.
The Authoritarian Playbook —used by Orban in Hungary— is guiding Trump’s subversion of American Democracy and the Rule of Law. Good time to follow historians & experts on authoritarianism like Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Timothy Snyder, Daniel Ziblatt, Anne Applebaum. apnews.com/article/trump-…
This article in Foreign Affairs by leading experts on authoritarianism —Lucan Ahmad Way & Steven Levitsky — should be required reading for anyone trying to understand how Trump 2.0 plans to subvert American Democracy and the Rule of Law and how to counter the threat.
All pro-democracy Americans should be alarmed by Trump’s shifting of alliances toward anti-democratic nations. Listen to Anne Applebaum on Morning Edition: npr.org/2025/02/24/nx-…
This conversation with Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) & Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms) about how our history can & should inform our understanding of US politics, democracy, and the Rule of Law today is as relevant as ever. Watch via link below 👇 youtu.be/7KcosQRLDGE?si…
It’s more important than ever that our elected leaders stand up and fight for the core non-partisan principles of our democracy & republic. Thank you Mayor James Andrew Malone for making the democracyFIRST Promise.
