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  "path": "/2026/02/27/the-one-thing-that-actually-stops-would-be-dictators.html",
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    "politics",
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    "Zack Beauchamp",
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  "textContent": "\n\nWhat actually stops a would-be dictator? Political science research points to a single factor above all others: whether enough people can see the threat for what it is.\n\nThat's the central argument from Zack Beauchamp, who researched democratic resilience at Penn's Perry World House. — Read the rest \n\nThe post The one thing that actually stops would-be dictators appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "The one thing that actually stops would-be dictators"
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