In his upcoming biography by McKay Coppins, Mitt Romney shares extraordinary details of the opportunism, cynicism, and fear rampant among his Republican Senate colleagues, directing his harshest criticism at Mitch McConnell, Josh Hawley, and J.D. Vance. Ken Harbaugh discusses these revelations with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, America’s foremost historian on the rise of authoritarianism around the globe.

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Credits:

Producer and Co-Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

New book exposé warns of rising authoritarianism