As a group, you can do much more than you can alone. | Anne Applebaum

I spoke with historian and The Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum who is also the author of several books, including "Autocracy Inc.: The Dictators Who Run the World." We had a wide-ranging discussion about the rise of autocracies around the world, Elon Musk's growing influence in the US government, the future of our democracy, and so much more. You can watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=app.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Anne Applebaum tells RNZ's Guyon Espiner the "marriage" between wealth and power is a feature of modern dictatorship, first taking rise in the 21st century. Applebaum claims Russia normalised the use of "secret funds" and "secret sources of income" modern leaders are enriching themselves with. 🔗 Watch the latest episode of 30 with Guyon Espiner via link in comments | RNZ

This week on The Podcast, The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum on Russia, Ukraine, Trump and Autocracy. Here, Anne tells us the question every RNC job applicant must answer. Listen to the full episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pulitzer-prize-winning-historian-anne-applebaum-of/id1462195742?i=1000650959321 | Former U.S. Senator Al Franken