21stcentury analysis anne-applebaum authoritarianism brexit challenges-to-democracy citizenship civics conservatism conservative conservative-movement conservative-politics contemporary-issues contemporary-politics contemporary-society cultural-conflict cultural-critique culture current-affairs current-events decline decline-of-liberal-democracy demagoguery democracy democracy-crisis disinformation donald-trump elites erosion-of-freedoms europe european-union fascism freedom general geopolitics global-affairs global-politics globalism globalization government historical-analysis history hungary identity-politics ideology intellectualism intellectuals liberal-democracy liberalism media modernhistory nationalism newyorktimesbestseller newyorktimesreviewed nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2020-08-09 personal-narratives poland polarization political-analysis political-corruption political-culture political-disillusionment political-extremism political-ideologies political-ideology political-movements political-parties political-philosophy political-polarization political-rhetoric political-science political-systems political-transformation politicalscience politics populism power power-dynamics propaganda right-wing-movements right-wing-politics right-wing-populism rise-of-autocrats rise-of-far-right seduction seductive social-divisions social-fragmentation social-unrest socialsciences societal-decay society theory thought-provoking triumph-of-illiberalism trumpism trust twilight twilight-of-democracy:-the-seductive-lure-of-authoritarianism united-states western-civilization