Ex-Amb. to Hungary warns of U.S. authoritarianism, Prof. Stanley says self-interest is the cause.

Ex-Amb. to Hungary warns of U.S. authoritarianism, Prof. Stanley says self-interest is the cause.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman issued a glaring warning to Americans in a NYT op-ed about the dangers of acquiescing to what he says are President Trump’s “authoritarian advances.” Noting the parallels with the slide in democracy under Viktor Orbán in Hungary, fascism expert and philosophy professor Jason Stanley says national elites prioritize their individual agendas over the good of the country, “without seeing that what you…