Create account

Coverage dated October 30, 2026

America’s Authoritarian Era Won’t End Next Week

Headline from The New Republic

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . President Trump has been so autocratic as president that America is probably understood to be not a full-fledged democracy , but a competitive authoritar…

The New Republic's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

2 articles, oldest first.

  1. The New Republic

    Transcript: America’s Authoritarian Era Won’t End Next Week (opens The New Republic)

    Published

    The New Republic's feed description

    This is a lightly edited transcript of the October 29 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: Good morning. I’m Perry Bacon, and this is Right Now on The New Republic . I’m joined by Lucan Way.

  2. The New Republic

    America’s Authoritarian Era Won’t End Next Week (opens The New Republic)

    Published

    The New Republic's feed description

    You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . President Trump has been so autocratic as president that America is probably understood to be not a full-fledged democracy , but a competitive authoritar…

America’s Authoritarian Era Won’t End Next Week | Since Then