On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder

Ring the Bells that Still Can Ring – With a crooked, bigoted, blundering President like Trump, autocratic tyranny – let’s call it “fascism” – has a stranglehold on the United States of America. Each day brings more Presidential assaults and crimes while the spineless, morality-free Republicans shrug and the witless Democrats scratch their asses. The Digital Revolution has metastasized fear and isolation, deadened minds, enflamed hate in the hearts of millions, rendered journalism largely impotent, and shattered any sense of Common Cause and Common Good. With the crumbling of civic society, business profiteers are blithely, boldly squeezing pay dirt more heartlessly than ever. Religious leaders are quivering, busily trying to remain relevant. So how do we blunt – and dare we even dream of reversing – this tsunami of terror? As we prepare to celebrate the glorious – ahem – 250^th anniversary of our great nation, it looks like our best defense so far is coming from lawyers and judges, comedians, and The People. Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” is a handy, easy-to-digest guidebook outlining ways to resist. In 2026 – and always – “On Tyranny” is a must-read.