40 pages 1 hour read

Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

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Essay Topics

1.

Name three of the things a tyrant must dismantle in a republic in order to rule it.

2.

Americans are lately encouraged to “report suspicious behavior” to the authorities. Some believe such vigilance is vital to our safety in an age of terrorism, while others think this merely pits neighbor against neighbor and increases a trend toward authoritarianism. Which do you believe is correct, and why?

3.

What are the politics of inevitability, and how do they affect democracies?

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