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Fascism: A Warning — How Democracies Drift Toward Strongman Rule

How does a free society become willing to surrender its own safeguards?

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

In Fascism: A Warning, Madeleine Albright examines fascism as a recurring method of obtaining and holding power during periods of fear, instability, and institutional weakness. Drawing from her own experience as a refugee from Nazi and Communist regimes, Albright warns that liberty is not self-sustaining.

This episode uses Albright's work as a foundation for exploring the larger systems that shape democratic erosion. We examine how public…

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