Demagogues are more common than you think

Democracy Works by Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy

May 20, 201938:42Government & Organizations

Patricia Roberts-Miller When you think of the word “demagogue,” what comes to mind? Probably someone like Hitler or another bombastic leader, right? Patricia Roberts-Miller is a rhetoric scholar and has spent...

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