Replay: Stuart Stevens shares Five Things He's Learned about The Conspiracy to End America
Check out the replay of the first five minutes of his recent 90-minute conversation with Resolute Square's Megan Matson.
"If you love America, and if you’re as determined as I am about rising to the challenges of the current moment, I hope you’ll join me for this live, 90-minute class. I’m pleased that I’ll be joined online by my friend and colleague Megan Matson, who understands and shares the urgency of this moment and the reasons for my alarm."
– Stuart Stevens
This election season, we're doing all we can to share the lessons and experiences of many of democracy's most impactful defenders.
Our first conversation in this series features Stuart Stevens – former chief Republican strategist, current Lincoln Project adviser and Resolute Square contributor, and bestselling author – who shares the Five Things He's Learned about the authoritarian challenges increasingly threatening our democracy.
Being able to learn directly from Stuart is a rare opportunity. In conversation with Resolute Square's
, Stuart shares insights from his experience working in Republican politics for nearly three decades. He details the ways that the Republican Party has transformed into an autocratic movement under Donald Trump's influence. He also outlines the five critical elements driving democracy toward autocracy in the current American political landscape: propagandists, support of a major party, financiers, legal theories to legitimize actions, and shock troops.Few people understand the changes still reshaping the Republican party – or the urgency of addressing these issues – better than Stuart.
Please check out the first five minutes of his class here on Substack. Or better yet, please follow the links in this post to view his full class invitation and the entire, essential 90-minute class.
The class is free, presented in partnership with Resolute Square. There’s more to come.
More about this new series: In the coming months, we’ll present a series of live, personal conversations with leading thinkers, organizers, and advocates for our democracy. These free sessions – each share the common title, Five Things I’ve Learned about America.
We’re also soliciting written pieces, short videos, and other bursts of ideas and inspiration from people whose ideas and experiences are equally inspiring and instructive. We’ll share these perspectives via our Substack newsletter twice a week through early November, with the aim of showcasing more voices and inspiring approaches for thinking about our current times.
Please also check out, Trygve Olson’s Five Things I’ve Learned about America – and the Enduring Example of Our Democracy, right here. Then, don’t miss Beto O’Rourke’s Five things I’ve Learned about America – and Our Common Ground, right here. We invite you to view these conversation, offered free, in partnership with Resolute Square, and to join us for more free classes coming soon.
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