Podcast appearances and mentions of Anne Applebaum

Recorded live at Hay Festival, Adam and Alex look at whether President Trump has changed his mind about President Putin and how politician's use statistics. Plus, Newscast continues trying to work out if the goverment's change of policy on winter fuel allowance counts as a U-Turn. They are joined by Anne Applebaum, journalist, historian and author of Autocracy Inc, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter statistician and author of The Art of Uncertainty, and comedian and broadcaster Marcus Brigstocke. If you want to come and see an episode of Newscast recorded live you can find us at Crossed Wires on the 4th July, Latitude on the 24th July, and at the Edinburgh Fringe from the 4th August!You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/m3YPUGv9New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming and Alex Forsyth. It was made by Anna Harris. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.Huge thanks to the BBC team at Hay, as well as Chris the festival organisers.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the politicization of the Department of Justice after they charged a New Jersey congresswoman, Donald Trump's latest comments on the war in Ukraine after his phone call with Putin, Elon Musk's announcement that he plans to do less political spending, the companies preparing to raise prices due to tariffs, and more. Joined by: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Alex Wagner, David Jolly, John Hudson, Anne Applebaum, Derek Thompson, Charlie Sykes, Teddy Schleifer, Matt Dowd, and Mary McCord. 

Az előfizetők (de csak a Belső kör és Közösség csomagok tulajdonosai!) már szombat hajnalban hozzájutnak legfrissebb epizódunk teljes verziójához. A hétfőn publikált, ingyen meghallgatható verzió tíz perccel rövidebb. Itt írtunk arról, hogy tudod meghallgatni a teljes adást. Itt a mörcsünk, kedves emberek! Csípős szószos és rámenes hangulatú dizájnokkal – pólók, sapka, tótbeg. Van róla bemutató cikk, személyesen Bede Mártontól, az Oktogon-környéki ázsiai éttermek kínálatának gyors áttekintésével. Meg lehet minden faxni nélkül, rögtön venni is. 00:30 Szolgálati közlemény: lesz élő, van mörch. A szomszédban épp bontanak. 05:33 Nekifutás a nagytakarításnak. Youtuberek és szuverenitás. Tudja Lánczi, hogy hazudik? A 444 második legnagyobb piaca. 09:00 A muszlim, akinek Lamine Yamalnál is jobb éve volt. Trump elalél. RIP Pepe. Camp Bucca, az ISIS bölcsője. Jó pasik a dzsihádban és a demokratikus ellenzékben. A turbános kép Haraszti Miklósról. 14:42 Sulyok Tamás vs. Sulyok Miklós. Sulyok Tamás mint MLM-ügynök és zugügyvéd. A zsidóbútor különböző oldalai. Petri György első kötete. 21:08 Surányi András: A diósjenői reteráttól a doni kanyarig. Gyermekkori lövöldözések. 25:27 Timothy Snyder emigrál. Lehet-e mindent Hitlerből levezetni? Snyder tanácsai az ellenálláshoz. Anne Applebaum a mennybe megy. Ha mi emigrálunk, azzal nincs gond. 31:45 Winkler Róbert a Teljes Terjedelemben. A maratoni pályák szabványai. 35:15 The Devil and the Almighty Blues. Skyjoggers. Összeállt az Acid Bath! Goatwhore. 39:29 Macskák és madáritatás. A víz mindenhol víz. 43:10 Paks-Fradi a bajnokságban és a kupadöntőben. Bognár György, leendő szövetségi kapitány. A különbség a Barcelona-Madriddal. 48:17 Gary Lineker az angol Rák Sándorné. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Fellow Emeritus at American Enterprise Institute Norman Ornstein, fmr. Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Photojournalist Lynsey Addario, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, author of ‘Last Night At The Telegraph Club' Malinda Lo

Nicolle Wallace on the firing of two of the National Intelligence Council's top officials, Pete Buttigieg's message for Americans at an Iowa town hall, and Trump's trip to the Middle East. Joined by: Carol Leonnig, John Brennan, Judge J. Michael Luttig, Gene Seroka, Tim Miller, Lis Smith, Basil Smikle, Angelo Carusone, Anne Applebaum, and Amanda Carpenter.

Frank and David discuss the history of corruption in the United States, riffing on an article/podcast with David Frum and Anne Applebaum. Last Drops Frank: RIP Alan Day David: Congrats to Kathleen DuVal on Pulitzer win

Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Scott to discuss the rise of kleptocracy in America, the global playbook of autocrats, and solutions to our democratic slide. Follow Anne, @anneapplebaum. Algebra of Happiness: greatness is in the agency of others.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Na zewnątrz wszystko wydaje się w porządku. Nikt nikogo nie wtrąca do więzień. Ludzie się bogacą. Na ulicach pokój. A jednak pod powierzchnią coś jest nie tak. Niektórzy piszą o tym zjawisku "cyfrowy populizm". Oczko wyżej są "Spin dyktatorzy". A na szczycie "Koncern autokracja". To wbrew pozorom jak najbardziej temat technologiczny, bo to właśnie serwisy społecznościowe, AI i technologie nadzoru wykorzystywane są do wpływania na opinie społeczne. A to ważne - zwłaszcza przed wyborami. Dlatego w tym, drugim odcinku naszego minicyklu o kampaniach wpływu, dalej sprawdzamy, jak próbowano osłabić demokrację, państwowość i wybory w Mołdawii i Rumunii. A przede wszystkim: czy zaobserwowane tam metody można zastosować także w Polsce. GOŚCINIE PODCASTU: Ionela Ciolan, researcherka ds. bezpieczeństwa w think-tanku Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies w Brukseli Taisia Haritonova z National Democratic Institute w Mołdawii Tatiana Cojocari, specjalistka ds. polityki zagranicznej Rosji oraz dezinformacji w organizacji WatchDog w Mołdawii Elena Calistru z Funky Citizens, rumuńskiej organizacji pozarządowej, która zajmuje się walką z dezinformacją. Diana Fimilion założyła rumuńską organizację Forum Apulum zajmują się polityką, technologiami i demokracją w kontekście ludzi młodych NA SKRÓTY: 04:48 Wprowadzenie 08:41 Sytuacja po wyborach 11:58 Serwisy społecznościowe 32:52 Odpowiedzialność platform 37:48 Wnioski dla Polski 42:05 Wybory w Polsce 48:55 Cyfrowy populizm ŹRÓDŁA: "Spin dyktatorzy. Nowe oblicze tyranii w XXI wieku", Sergei Guriev, Daniel Treisman, Wyd. Szczeliny, 2023, "Koncern. Autokracja", Anne Applebaum, Wyd. Agora, 2025, O niezadowoleniu Rumunów: https://www.romania-insider.com/ires-survey-scrapping-elections-jan-2025 O finiszu wyborów w Rumunii: https://www.osw.waw.pl/pl/publikacje/komentarze-osw/2025-04-24/wybory-dla-wybranych-rumunia-na-finiszu-kampanii-prezydenckiej O cheapfejkach: https://euvsdisinfo.eu/russian-experiments-with-disinformation-in-moldova/ O dezinformacji napędzanej AI: https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-fights-free-from-russia-ai-power-disinformation-machine-maia-sandu/ O cyfrowym populizmie: https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-fights-free-from-russia-ai-power-disinformation-machine-maia-sandu/ O tworzeniu relacji z wyborcami: https://www.iwm.at/publication/iwmpost-article/digital-governance-between-populism-and-technocracy

From July 27, 2020: Anne Applebaum is a columnist, writer, historian and most recently, the author of "Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lore of Authoritarianism," a book that explores why authoritarian ideologies are on the ascendance in countries as diverse as Poland, Hungary, Spain, the United States and Great Britain. Benjamin Wittes spoke with Anne about the themes of the book: Why are all of these authoritarian ideologies on the rise now? What is the role of social media in their rise? What are the major themes that they have in common, and how different are they location by location? How did conservative ideology come to fracture the way it has over so brief a period of time? And how is the modern wave of authoritarianism different from earlier iterations of it?To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicolle Wallace on companies warning of higher prices due to Trump's tariffs, his intensifying threats to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's rebuke of the dangerous rhetoric attempting to intimidate judges nationwide. Joined by: David Gura, Michele Norris, Angelo Carusone, Mike Schmidt, Basil Smikle, Anne Applebaum, Kristy Greenberg, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Devlin Barrett.

Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been marked by a lot of aspiring autocratic behavior...like deporting a legal resident without due process, targeting his political enemies, to walking right up to the line of ignoring the Supreme Court. Unfortunately, it's not a given that voters will care...or even clock that what they're seeing is bad. Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum joins Sarah to discuss how voters are seeing Trump, and how he's comparing to autocratic regimes around the world. show notes Anne on Substack By Anne Applebaum: Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World America's Future Is Hungary

Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, historian and author of Autocracy Inc. (Penguin, 2024), argues the checks on presidential power, put in place by the founders, have so far failed in the second Trump administration, and talks about what causes authoritarian governments to fail.

What constitutes an "authoritarian" government, and what causes them to fail?On Today's Show:Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, historian and author of Autocracy Inc. (Penguin, 2024), argues the checks on presidential power, put in place by the founders, have so far failed in the second Trump administration.

Sen. Van Hollen showed that Congress actually does have agency, and a federal judge finally scorched the administration in crystal-clear language about how it's violating the essence of our constitutional republic. But the White House is just treating the whole Abrego Garcia affair like it's a joke. Meanwhile, Trump is elevating his own businesses over the nation's, and is quickly adopting the kleptocratic models of Russia and China—while overlooking the fact that the Chinese have maintained a functional and competent government. Plus, children all over the world are going to die because Elon wants our money to go to his companies, and Marco signaled that the big talker who promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours is ready to give up and walk away. Anne Applebaum joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod. show notes Anne's recent piece, "Kleptocracy, Inc." The Atlantic on Trump ending lifesaving humanitarian aid JVL's Triad on the mindset of ICE agents Tim's playlist

Nicolle Wallace on Trump targeting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the frightening reality for those who stand up to the Trump administration, and the latest on the deadly shooting at Florida State University.Joined by: Steve Liesman, Gene Sperling, Mitch Landrieu, Frank Figliuzzi, Andrew Weissmann, Anne Applebaum, Luke Broadwater, Angelo Carusone, and Tim Miller.

The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum examines how our authoritarian rise is actually happening faster than usual. The Apprentice producer Darryl Silver shares what we can learn from his experience working with Trump. Plus, we have a special bonus from our YouTube channel featuring The Lever’s David Sirota on what Democrats can learn from Trump’s tariffs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ali Velshi is joined by Independent Journalist Jim Acosta, Director of Economic Policy Studies & Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Michael Strain, National Security Attorney Bradley Moss, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Journalist John Harwood, Chief Economist at KPMG Diane Swonk, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, President of PEN America Board of Trustees Jennifer F. Boylan.

Nicolle Wallace on Trump's volatility continuing to fuel economic turmoil nationwide, Democrats raising insider trading questions around Trump's tariff announcements, and new fears of authoritarianism after Trump's calls for probes into former aides.Joined by: Steve Liesman, Tyler Pager, Gene Sperling, Tim O'Brien, Richard Painter, Sen. Adam Schiff, Anne Applebaum, Andrew Weissmann, Claire McCaskill, and Alex Wagner.

Since taking office, President Trump has taken aim at the constitutional order. By conducting mass firings of civil servants, investigating and prosecuting rivals and critics and pardoning insurrectionists, Trump has plunged the country into what political scientist Steven Levitsky argues is an authoritarianism that, unlike a full dictatorship, allows for opposition but deploys “the machinery of government to punish, harass, co-opt, or sideline their opponents—disadvantaging them in every contest, and, in so doing, entrenching themselves in power.” And this playbook has been used in countries like Hungary, El Salvador, India, Turkey and others. We talk to Levitsky and historian Anne Applebaum about the lessons other countries can teach us about recognizing authoritarianism at home. Guests: Anne Applebaum, author, "Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World"; staff writer for The Atlantic and a Pulitzer-prize winning historian. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the SNF Agora Institute. Steven Levitsky, professor of government, Harvard; co-author of "Why Democracies Die" and "Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicolle Wallace on Trump defending his administration amid the Signal group chat controversy, the economic repercussions of looming reciprocal tariffs, and Trump's latest attempt to overhaul the Department of Justice.Joined by: Shane Harris, Claire McCaskill, Noah Shachtman, Shaquille Brewster, Charlie Sykes, Anne Applebaum, Eddie Glaude, Fiona Hill, and Harry Litman.

Recently, I had the privilege of doing a live chat here on Substack with Anne Applebaum, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and staff writer at The Atlantic. We discussed the alarming tyranny of the Trump Administration, as well as the glaring parallels with autocratic regimes throughout history.Applebaum warned: “Democracies often fail not with coups, but when elected leaders manipulate state institutions.” Applebaum also explained that Trump's determination to politicize and weaponize the federal government is “how most democracies fail. Elected leaders unlevel the playing field, not with coups—but through manipulation.”We talked about Ukraine, Russian propaganda, and heard Anne's unique perspective on today's political upheaval. Applebaum also urged us to stay vigilant and proactive, saying: “Stay engaged. Call your Congressman, call your Senators … and make a plan to be involved in local politics.”I hope you enjoy it!All of our funding comes from our paid subscribers, right here on Substack. We don't have outside investors, and we remain ad-free. So if you're able, please join us as one today:Onward,ScottDon't forget to like, re-stack and share this post! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe

The Pulitzer on the Road podcast is back for season two! What does it take to win a Pulitzer Prize? In each episode, we'll hear winners in conversation with one another, sharing stories behind their prize-winning work. This packed season features conversations between historians Vladimir Kara-Murza and Anne Applebaum, novelists Jayne Anne Phillips and Viet Thanh Nguyen, playwrights Sanaz Toossi and Lynn Nottage, critics Justin Chang and Joe Morgenstern, biographer Jonathan Eig and journalist Yohance Lacour, investigative reporter Hannah Dreier and photo-journalists Greg Bull and Ivan Valencia, and critic Salamishah Tillet talking with journalists Sarah Conway and Trina Reynolds-Tyler. The first episode is out now! Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we dive into the complex issue of Ukraine, America's involvement, and the broader implications for democracy and global alliances. This episode is an exploration of how we can develop reasoned positions on global conflicts, engage in informed discussions, and recognize the limitations of our own expertise. What We Discuss How to approach discussions about Ukraine with a reasoned, principled perspective. The importance of distinguishing between facts and opinions in political discourse. How to recognize and rely on credible experts rather than self-appointed commentators. Strategies for engaging in meaningful conversations with those who hold different views. Why shared values and historical context matter in forming ethical positions. Episode Highlights [00:01:00] – Corey introduces the topic, emphasizing the importance of forming reasoned opinions based on principles rather than political affiliations. [00:04:00] – The rise of divisive, “owning the libs” mentalities in political discourse and the shift away from virtues like decency and integrity. [00:06:00] – Discussion of a powerful article by Dr. Russell Moore on the moral costs of ignoring Ukraine's plight and the dangers of moral relativism in international affairs. [00:09:00] – The importance of verifying facts through reputable sources like the Council on Foreign Relations, rather than relying on partisan opinionators. [00:13:00] – Why experts like Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum and military expert Alexander Vindman are critical voices in understanding the Ukraine conflict. [00:18:00] – The dangers of allowing misinformation to shape public opinion and the tactics used in political debates to shift blame and avoid accountability. [00:24:00] – Strategies for having better conversations, including finding shared values, hunting for points of agreement, and engaging with intellectual humility. [00:28:00] – A reflection on balancing justice, kindness, and humility in both personal interactions and global politics, inspired by Micah 6:8. Featured Quotes

Nicolle Wallace discusses the new trade war with our closest economic allies, the fallout it will have for Americans' pocketbooks, Trump's latest promotion for a ‘stop the steal' organizer, continued turmoil within the FBI, Trump's decision to pause military aid to Ukraine after the explosive Oval Office meeting, and the advice Republicans are getting to avoid their own constituents. Joined by: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, David Jolly, David Gura, Claire McCaskill, John Hudson, Anne Applebaum, and Mini Timmaraju. 

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by journalist Anne Applebaum and Dutch politician Frans Timmermans to discuss the fallout from the disastrous Oval Office meeting between President Trump, VP Vance and Ukrainian President Zelensky. They cover how Europe might respond and what this event suggests about the future of America's role in the world.    Then, comedian and political commentator Bill Maher joins the show to give his take on Trump's second term and where the Democrats ought to go from here.    GUESTS: Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum), Frans Timmermans (@F__Timmermans), Bill Maher (@billmaher)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pulitzer on the Road podcast is back for season two! What does it take to win a Pulitzer Prize? In each episode, we'll hear winners in conversation with one another, sharing stories behind their prize-winning work. This packed season features conversations between historians Vladimir Kara-Murza and Anne Applebaum, novelists Jayne Anne Phillips and Viet Thanh Nguyen, playwrights Sanaz Toossi and Lynn Nottage, critics Justin Chang and Joe Morgenstern, biographer Jonathan Eig and journalist Yohance Lacour, investigative reporter Hannah Dreier and photo-journalists Greg Bull and Ivan Valencia, and critic Salamishah Tillet talking with journalists Sarah Conway and Trina Reynolds-Tyler. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk with staff writer Anne Applebaum about what she calls the “end of the post–World War II order.” We also talk with staff writer Shane Harris, who covers national security, about how intelligence agencies are responding to changing positions under the Trump administration. Allies that routinely share intelligence with the U.S. are reassessing how much to trust the U.S. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You'll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for our periodic episode on foreign policy, in fact the nick of time, b/c while we've been chiefly focused on the damage Trump has done to domestic constitutional rules, he's been taking as big a sledgehammer to longstanding foreign policy relationships. A superb panel of Anne Applebaum, Michael McFaul, & Stephen Sestanovich breaks it all down and, with special focus on Ukraine, Russia, Europe, & China, details the enormous risks for the country and the world of Trump's abrupt reversals.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How America's foreign policy realignment under Donald Trump threatens to unravel decades of global alliances and what history tells us about what might come next

Wie wehrhaft sind Europas Demokratien in Zeiten von Putin, Trump, Krieg und Fake News? Gibt es eine globale Achse der Autokraten? Wenn ja, mit welchen Zielen? Ein Gespräch mit der preisgekrönten Historikerin Anne Applebaum über wehrhafte Demokratien, den Preis der Freiheit und die Zukunft Europas. Februar 2025 – es ist eine Zeitenwende, mit der in dieser Intensität kaum jemand gerechnet hat. Russlands Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine geht ins vierte Jahr. Die Vereinigten Staaten erleben eine Revolution von oben. Das globale Kräftegleichgewicht scheint sich in Richtung Autokratien zu verschieben. Selbst in Europa werden Attraktivität und Funktionstüchtigkeit liberaler Demokratien immer öfter in Frage gestellt. Wie sind diese Entwicklungen zu begreifen, zu deuten, eventuell umzukehren? Welche Methoden wenden autokratische Kräfte an, welche Netzwerke bilden sie aus, welche Motive und Ideologien leiten sie? Die amerikanisch-polnische Historikerin Anne Applebaum, Trägerin des Friedenspreises des deutschen Buchhandels 2024, setzt sich in ihren Büchern und Publikationen entschieden für die Zukunft liberaler Demokratien ein. Seit Jahrzehnten mahnt die Autorin der 2004 mit dem Pulitzerpreis ausgezeichneten Geschichte des sowjetischen Gulag-Systems vor dem Einfluss des Systems Putins auf das globale Kräftegleichgewicht. Im Gespräch mit Wolfram Eilenberger benennt sie die zentralen politischen wie militärischen Herausforderungen einer Zeit, in der insbesondere Europa zu einer neuen Wehrhaftigkeit zu finden hat.

Wie wehrhaft sind Europas Demokratien in Zeiten von Putin, Trump, Krieg und Fake News? Gibt es eine globale Achse der Autokraten? Wenn ja, mit welchen Zielen? Ein Gespräch mit der preisgekrönten Historikerin Anne Applebaum über wehrhafte Demokratien, den Preis der Freiheit und die Zukunft Europas. Februar 2025 – es ist eine Zeitenwende, mit der in dieser Intensität kaum jemand gerechnet hat. Russlands Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine geht ins vierte Jahr. Die Vereinigten Staaten erleben eine Revolution von oben. Das globale Kräftegleichgewicht scheint sich in Richtung Autokratien zu verschieben. Selbst in Europa werden Attraktivität und Funktionstüchtigkeit liberaler Demokratien immer öfter in Frage gestellt. Wie sind diese Entwicklungen zu begreifen, zu deuten, eventuell umzukehren? Welche Methoden wenden autokratische Kräfte an, welche Netzwerke bilden sie aus, welche Motive und Ideologien leiten sie? Die amerikanisch-polnische Historikerin Anne Applebaum, Trägerin des Friedenspreises des deutschen Buchhandels 2024, setzt sich in ihren Büchern und Publikationen entschieden für die Zukunft liberaler Demokratien ein. Seit Jahrzehnten mahnt die Autorin der 2004 mit dem Pulitzerpreis ausgezeichneten Geschichte des sowjetischen Gulag-Systems vor dem Einfluss des Systems Putins auf das globale Kräftegleichgewicht. Im Gespräch mit Wolfram Eilenberger benennt sie die zentralen politischen wie militärischen Herausforderungen einer Zeit, in der insbesondere Europa zu einer neuen Wehrhaftigkeit zu finden hat.

During President Trump's first term, journalist Anne Applebaum reported on how he was moving toward authoritarianism. Now she's describing Trump's actions as regime change. "Our imagination of a coup or regime change is that there are tanks and violence and somebody shoots up the chandelier in the presidential palace," she says. "Actually, nowadays, that's not how democracies fail. They fail through attacks on institutions coming from within." Applebaum also talks about the dismantling of America's civil service system and how the Trump administration is distancing itself from NATO, while getting closer with Putin. Applebaum is a staff writer at the Atlantic and author of Autocracy, Inc.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Nicolle Wallace on Trump's dangerous and warped approach to the war in Ukraine, today's hearing on the DOJ's motion to dismiss charges against Eric Adams, and the administration's targeting of independent agencies.Joined by: Amb. Michael McFaul, Michael Crowley, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Andrew Weissmann, Kristy Greenberg, Mike Schmidt, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Anne Applebaum, Claire McCaskill, Vaughn Hillyard, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

From Russia to China: Autocracy, Inc. author Anne Applebaum reveals how modern autocrats create a new world order by working together against democracy. What We Discuss with Anne Applebaum: Modern autocracies form opportunistic networks rather than ideological blocs, collaborating through financial interests, technology sharing, and mutual support against democratic ideals — despite having different political systems. Russia's invasion of Ukraine represents a deliberate challenge to international law and norms, with Putin demonstrating he can violate conventions without consequences. China's surveillance technology has evolved to potentially predict political dissent by combining online monitoring, real-world tracking, and AI analysis — and this technology is being exported to other authoritarian regimes. The decline of democracy is typically gradual, often taking decades as institutions are slowly undermined, while many citizens may not realize their democracy is eroding until it becomes impossible to elect alternative leadership. Citizens can strengthen democracy through active local engagement: participating in local politics, joining community organizations, and building real-world connections across political divides. This practical involvement in addressing concrete local issues helps counter online polarization and maintain democratic resilience. And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1117 And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally! This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: jordanharbinger.com/deals Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course! Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom! Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!

➡️ Help to make the existence of Decoding Geopolitics possible by joining our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics➡️ Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.comThis is a conversation with Anne Applebaum, recorded at the Munich Security Conference. Anne is an American-Polish journalist and historian who has been writing on Russia and Eastern Europe for decades and whose insights I consider extremely valuable. In the conversation we talk about the big speech that J.D. Vance gave at the conference how Europe should respond to the increasingly unpredictable foreign policies of the United States. And we also talked about Russia and Ukraine, possible negotiations and the end of the war or if this will finally be the wake up call for Europe or whether we will remain asleep at the wheel. 

 President Trump expands Elon Musk's power over the federal workforce. Plus, America's largest automaker warns the White House's trade policies will 'blow a hole' in the industry. And how the GOP leadership continues to shape itself around the President. Jeff Mason, Dave Weigel, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Brooke Masters, Ron Insana, Matthew Dowd, and Anne Applebaum join the 11th Hour this Tuesday.

Elon Musk is carrying out his plan to purge thousands of employees from the federal government, even as President Trump identifies new assignments for federal officials, including occupying and rebuilding the Gaza Strip. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Michael Scherer and Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic, Eugene Daniels of Politico and Asma Khalid of NPR to discuss this and more.

Elon Musk and a band of young DOGE engineers are taking control of key government infrastructure. The scale and speed with which they're hijacking control of the federal government is shocking, and even President Donald Trump appears not to know all that Musk is doing.  In order to analyze what's actually happening and understand how and why other tech billionaires are also cozying up to Trump, we're joined by Anne Applebaum, Eoin Higgins & Ryan Mac. Applebaum is a staff writer for The Atlantic, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, and author of the recently released Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run The World. Higgins is a reporter for the IT Brew and author of Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left. And Mac covers corporate accountability across the global technology industry for the New York Times, and he is the co-author of Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter. This episode was recorded on Monday February 3rd.  Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on Instagram and TikTok @onwithkaraswisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If the Chinese hacked the U.S. government the way private citizen Elon has, it would be a major act of cyber warfare. And since Elon is a government contractor, he's now in a position to make policy calls that benefit his own companies and hurt his competitors—following the Russian oligarch model. We are in a completely lawless realm, and this is likely to continue until he is stopped. Meanwhile, government employees are being forced to choose between conforming or protecting the public. Plus, Elon is also sabotaging America's soft power and influence in Africa while he and the other tech overlords plot how to derail Europe's effort to regulate them. Anne Applebaum joins Tim Miller. show notes Wired article on the young, inexperienced engineers helping Elon Anne's 2020 piece about complicity (gifted) Josh Marshall's piece about Elon's operative *already* rewriting code at the Treasury Department Book Anne mentioned, "The Captive Mind" Anne's piece, "Europe's Elon Musk Problem" (gifted) 

Nicolle Wallace on the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, with nearly 1,000 arrests made this past weekend, the president's overnight firing of more than a dozen inspectors general, and the rise of far-right parties across Europe 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, supported by one of the world's richest and most influential men: Elon Musk.Joined by: Rep. Jason Crow, Jacob Soboroff, Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, Eddie Glaude, Anne Applebaum, Tim Miller, Vaughn Hillyard, Harry Litman, Mike Schmidt, Julie Tsirkin, and Dr. Kavita Patel.

In this episode, William Green speaks with Barron's Roundtable member Bill Priest, who is Vice Chairman of TD Wealth and founder, Chairman, and Co-Chief Investment Officer of TD Epoch. Bill is the co-author of several books, including “Winning at Active Management.” Having prospered for six decades in the financial markets, Bill has seen it all. Here, he talks about his core investing principles & why he believes investors are too complacent in the face of mounting risk & fragility. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 06:50 - How Bill Priest fell in love with the stock market. 40:30 - Why he focuses relentlessly on free cash flow & cost of capital. 41:11 - How he goes about analyzing a business.  48:41 - Why growth stocks may start to struggle. 50:47 - Why he's worried about the threat of stagflation.  59:16 - How investors can protect themselves from an unknowable future. 1:03:36 - Why AI is unstoppable, not just another bubble. 1:07:35 - Why he'd be “very careful” about investing in China. 1:15:38 - Why you should keep ample cash to ride out difficult times. 1:17:20 - Why his exposure to equities is much lower than usual. 1:21:16 - How to be a successful leader. 1:57:16 - What he's learned from his daughter about happiness. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Bill Priest's investment firm, Epoch Investment Partners. Bill Priest's book, “Free Cash Flow & Shareholder Yield.” Bill Priest's book, “Winning at Active Management.” Anne Applebaum's book “Autocracy, Inc.” Ruchir Sharma's book, “What Went Wrong with Capitalism.” William Green's book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book. Follow William Green on X. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.  SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Hardblock Found Unchained The Bitcoin Way Vanta Fintool PrizePicks Onramp SimpleMining TurboTax Fundrise HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

-- On the Show: -- Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer prize winning historian and writer for The Atlantic, joins David to discuss her book Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World -- It is revealed that Fox News gave Donald Trump's campaign the questions to be asked during a campaign town hall in advance -- Donald Trump admits yet again that he is not likely to bring consumer prices down, as he previously claimed during his presidential campaign -- A disoriented Donald Trump is caught endlessly lying once again when answering questions about the California fires -- MAGA and Fox News hosts implicitly and explicitly blame lesbians, women, and "DEI" for the handling of the California fires -- An exploration into why Donald Trump's demented rants are an obvious warning sign for his forthcoming second term -- Donald Trump's reaction to the California fires is a terrifying reminder of what is to come -- On the Bonus Show: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause sentencing, controversy over "empty" fire hydrants spreads in Los Angeles fire reporting, how Trump annexing Canada would change American politics, much more...

Guests: Michelle Goldberg, Faiz Shakir, Lisa Rubin, Bob Orr, Anne Applebaum, Jacob SoboroffTonight: What Big Tech billionaires are surrendering to please the new president. Then, Lisa Rubin on today's ruling on Donald Trump's criminal sentencing this week. Plus, the surreal ruling in North Carolina where state Republicans have now blocked certification of a free and fair election. And the incredible scene unfolding in southern California where a wildfire is raging. Then, the sights and sounds of Jimmy Carter's return to Washington, D.C. ahead of this week's state funeral.   Want more of Chris? Download and subscribe to his podcast, “Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes podcast” wherever you get your podcasts.

We're joined by two of our favorite foreign policy writers to examine what the end of Bashar al-Assad's region means to Syria and the region. Frank Foer and Anne Applebaum from The Atlantic also look toward the incoming Trump administration and what lies ahead. Can Trump be a steady hand to stop escalating war around the world? How will Israel react? And what happens to our support of Ukraine in their efforts against the tyrant Putin?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The billionaires rushing to get on board with Trump, and contributing millions for his inauguration, may have missed this key detail: Enhancing the power of a leader—to bend the rules and undermine the rule of law—is often very bad for business. Meanwhile, Team Trump is distracting the media and the public with the firehose of nominations. Plus, election laws v TikTok and Elon, how brutal regimes can quickly die, and the impact of Israel's campaigns on international law during wartime. Anne Applebaum joins Tim Miller. Show notes: Anne's recent piece on Syria, and potentially other brutal regimes, falling quickly Video of Clarissa Ward finding a Syrian prisoner who didn't know about the fall of Assad Tim's playlist

Today on the show: after Syrian rebels took Damascus, Fareed is joined by Natasha Hall, senior fellow at the CSIS Middle East Program, and Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss what the fall of Assad's regime means for Syria and the region.   Then, former senior CIA and State Department official Jung Pak speaks with Fareed about South Korea's brief period of martial law this week, why President Yoon decided to make the declaration, and what might come next.    Finally, Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins the show to discuss the unrest in Georgia and Romania, and Russia's widening influence in Europe.    GUEST: Natasha Hall (@NatashaHallDC), Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour), Jung Pak (@junghpak1), Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The Bad Guys Are Winning," wrote Anne Applebaum for The Atlantic in 2021. "The War on History Is a War on Democracy," warned Timothy Snyder in The New York Times, also in 2021. "The GOP has found a Putin-lite to fawn over. That's bad news for democracy," argued Ruth Ben-Ghiat on MSNBC the following year, 2022. Within the last 10 years or so, and especially since the 2016 election of Trump, these authors — Anne Applebaum, Timothy Snyder, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, in addition to several others — have become liberal-friendly experts on authoritarianism. On a regular basis, they make appearances on cable news and in the pages of legacy newspapers and magazines–in some cases, as staff members–in order to warn of how individual, one-off “strongmen” like Trump, Putin, Orban, and Xi, made up a vague “authoritarian” axis hellbent on destroying Democracy for its own sake. But what good does this framing do and who does it absolve? Instead of meaningfully contending with US's sprawling imperial power and internal systems of oppression — namely being the largest carceral state in the world — these MSNBC historians reheat decades-old Axis of Evil or Cold War good vs evil rhetoric, pinning the horrors of centuries of political violence on individual "mad men." Meanwhile, they selectively invoke the "authoritarian" label, fretting about the need to save some abstract notion of democracy from geopolitical Bad Guys while remaining silent as the US funds, arms and backs the most authoritarian process imaginable — the immiseration and destruction of an entire people — specifically in Gaza. On this episode, we look at the advent and influence of MSNBC-approved historians, dissecting their selective anti-authoritarian posture and discussing how their work does little more than polish their careers and provide cover for US and US-allied militarism. Our guest is historian and author Greg Grandin.

In this Thanksgiving Best Of, we revisit our conversation with our friend Anne Applebaum! We aired this a few months ago when Anne's newest book, Autocracy Inc., had been released. She chronicles the rise of authoritarianism around the world and how those autocracies work together to keep themselves in power. With Donald Trump elected President once again, could we be heading for a similar fate? Other countries thwarted authoritarian candidates over the last year, but America decided that another round of Trumpism was the way to go. We can only hope that the country can survive it. Read Anne's work in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/anne-applebaum/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I've been watching since the election to see what timeline we're in. And Donald Trump's first wave of selections for appointees were pretty straightforward. But then came the turn: Pete Hegseth, a former “Fox & Friends” host, to helm the Pentagon; Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence; and the real gut-punch, the former representative Matt Gaetz for attorney general.In the parts of government that can be weaponized most dangerously — the military, the intelligence services, the Department of Justice — Trump is putting true lackeys and loyalists in charge. I fear we've entered the bad timeline.Anne Applebaum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a staff writer at The Atlantic, and the author of a new book, “Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World.” In this conversation, we discuss how she's been processing Trump's picks, what to make of Elon Musk's role in Trump's inner circle, the indicators to look out for when governments slide in an autocratic direction, the appeal and excitement of autocratic regimes that often get missed in our history books, the relationship between autocracies and futurists, the politics of performance and more.Book Recommendations:Moneyland by Oliver BulloughOffshore by Brooke HarringtonAmerican Kleptocracy by Casey MichelThis episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Elias Isquith. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, with Kate Sinclair and Mary Marge Locker. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Isaac Jones and Aman Sahota. Our supervising editor is Claire Gordon. The show's production team also includes Rollin Hu, Kristin Lin and Jack McCordick. Original music by Pat McCusker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. And special thanks to Switch and Board Podcast Studio. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.