<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Sam Harris speaks with Garry Kasparov about the erosion of American democracy and the global authoritarian threat. They discuss Trump's systematic corruption, the GOP's moral collapse, the 2026 midterms as a decisive moment for democracy, Trump's entanglement with Russia and Putin, what a Ukrainian victory would mean for the free world, why Putin's nuclear threats are a bluff, and other topics.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at &lt;a href= "http://samharris.org/subscribe"&gt;samharris.org/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Sam Harris

#461 — Dictators Always Tell You What They'll Do

FEB 25, 202629 MIN
Making Sense with Sam Harris

#461 — Dictators Always Tell You What They'll Do

FEB 25, 202629 MIN

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Sam Harris speaks with Garry Kasparov about the erosion of American democracy and the global authoritarian threat. They discuss Trump's systematic corruption, the GOP's moral collapse, the 2026 midterms as a decisive moment for democracy, Trump's entanglement with Russia and Putin, what a Ukrainian victory would mean for the free world, why Putin's nuclear threats are a bluff, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.