Steven Levitsky's book, "How Democracies Die," illustrates a troubling evolution in American politics. Twenty-five years ago, such extreme political behaviors—like candidates proposing imprisonment for rivals and rampant electoral fraud accusations—might have seemed characteristic of unstable countries like Ecuador or Romania. This depiction raises concerns about the current state of democracy in the United States, suggesting that it is no longer immune to authoritarian tendencies.
The author highlights the dangers of legislative...