Pulitzer Prize Historian: You Won't Notice Until it Is Too Late - Anne Applebaum (Video)
In this 11 May 2026 published video, host Steven Bartlett talks with Anne Applebaum. She has spent decades studying how democracies collapse, how authoritarian systems rise, and why the warning signs are often ignored until it’s too late. She reveals why America is entering a dangerous new phase, and what happens next!
Anne Applebaum is a staff writer at The Atlantic and has hosted its Autocracy in America podcast. She is also a senior fellow at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and the School of Advanced International Studies. She is also the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World’.
She explains:
- Why democracies rarely collapse overnight
- Why America may be closer to autocracy than people think
- How elected leaders can slowly take apart the system from within
- Why corruption is one of the clearest warning signs of authoritarianism
- Why Big Tech leaders are bending toward political power
- How America’s allies are already preparing for U.S. betrayal
- Why Russia, China, and Iran are challenging the democratic world order
- Why America may never fully go back to normal after Trump
https://youtu.be/kwEtOyaFhCA
00:00 Intro
02:10 Why History Keeps Repeating
03:33 Democracy’s Biggest Warning Sign
05:12 Why Democracy Feels So Broken
07:41 The Biggest Threats Right Now
08:52 Why Democracy Is Rapidly Shifting
10:18 Could America Become An Autocracy?
12:05 What A Trump Third Term Means
14:56 Why Autocracy Appeals To People
19:12 Trump’s Wealth Changes Everything
21:27 Why Global Stability Is Collapsing
26:26 Democracy Vs Dictatorship: What Lasts?
27:38 Who’s Happier: Democracies Or Autocracies?
29:04 Would Informed People Choose Democracy?
30:45 How Putin Stays In Power
32:40 5 Tactics Autocrats Use
34:19 Are Tech CEOs Enabling This?
38:11 Can America Ever Return To Normal?
39:27 Why Nations Are Turning Inward
43:57 What This Means For Americans
45:39 The Most Dangerous Part Of Dictatorship
48:49 Why Trump’s Ratings Are Falling
50:48 Ads
52:50 The 2nd Tactic Autocrats Use
57:39 The 3rd Tactic Autocrats Use
59:40 The 4th Tactic Autocrats Use
1:05:58 Should Social Media Have Legal Power?
1:12:58 Can Citizens Really Leave China?
1:14:15 The 5th Tactic Autocrats Use
1:14:48 Why ICE Is Breaking Down
1:17:00 Ads
1:17:32 Is The American Empire Declining?
1:21:32 Is Politics Just Human Nature?
1:24:20 Does Democracy Create Extreme Capitalism?
1:26:27 How Democracies Defend Themselves
1:28:01 Is Mainstream Media Politically Biased?
1:31:42 Why Journalism Matters More Than Ever
1:33:11 How Algorithms Control Your Reality
1:34:19 Anne’s Personal Political Journey
1:40:48 What Regime Change Really Feels Like
1:44:18 Anne’s Toughest Setback
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What a load of hooey.