Steven Levitsky: America's Descent into Authoritarianism | FFRF Convention 2025

Harvard professor Stephen Levitsky, co-author of "How Democracies Die" and "Tyranny of the Minority," delivers a gripping keynote on America’s democratic backslide. Levitsky outlines how institutions, elites and the Republican party have enabled the erosion of democracy, describing the U.S. slide into “competitive authoritarianism.” He urges civic engagement, protests like “No Kings Day,” and collective resistance to restore democratic norms. Watch more from FFRF's 2025 Convention    • FFRF Convention 2025   0:00 Introduction 2:29 Speech 42:00 Q&A Learn more about the Freedom From Religion Foundation at https://ffrf.org/ -- Facebook   / 4ffrf   Instagram   / ffrf_official   Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/ffrf.org X (Twitter)   / ffrf   TikTok   / ffrf_official   -- Report a state/church violation https://ffrf.us/report?r=lp Join FFFRF or make a donation https://ffrf.org/get-involved/donate/