I just started reading ‘Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point” . So far it seems to be a great book.

It is by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt whose earlier book “How Democracies Die” I had read and reviewed about 4 years ago. I thank Michelle Goldberg whose article The Authors of ‘How Democracies Die’ Overestimated the Republicans” alerted me to this book.

The events of January 6, 2020 came as a shock to many Americans. Coups and violent insurrections happen but most of us thought they would not happen here. This book is an attempt to figure out why and how it happened. It should be very interesting reading. I’ll get back to reading and keep you posted.