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What the 'Authoritarian Playbook' can teach us

Jennifer Dresden, one of the authors of the Authoritarian Playbook, says modern authoritarians are slicing away at democracy "one sliver at a time."

PHOENIX — Jennifer Dresden, one of the authors of the Authoritarian Playbook, says modern authoritarians "use salami tactics, slicing away at democracy a sliver at a time." 

She explains why something that might look like politics as usual really isn't.

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