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Bill Kristol: Beating Back the Authoritarians
October 26, 2026·54 min·6-min readconversationalnews
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On the eve of the U.S. midterms, Tim Miller and Bill Kristol discuss global democratic resilience in Brazil and Serbia, Trump’s escalating election interference tactics—including a DOJ lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate race—and his corrupt use of policy as political leverage. They analyze earl
On the eve of the U.S. midterms, Tim Miller and Bill Kristol discuss global democratic resilience in Brazil and Serbia, Trump’s escalating election interference tactics—including a DOJ lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate race—and his corrupt use of policy as political leverage. They analyze earl
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Bill Kristol
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Bill KristolTim MillerLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaJair BolsonaroAleksandar VučićMary PeltolaJamie DavisJosh TurekLindsay JamesRick CrossonElon MuskBill MaherRoger MarshallBarack Obama
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AuthoritarianismCongressCriminal JusticeDemocracyElectionsForeign PolicyGeopoliticsUs Politics
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