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The Assault on the State: A Danger to Democracy?

Thu, Oct 8 · 12:30 PM McGhee Library

Across the world, attacks on the modern state and its workforce are intensifying. These attacks are led by self-aggrandizing politicians who attempt to seize control of the state for themselves and their cronies. What replaces the modern state —professional government agencies organized under the ru

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