
Rory Truex
@rorytruex
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Associate Professor of Politics @Princeton. Host of The Civic Forum: https://t.co/7ZGEG5AXjg. Substack: https://t.co/l4bhhfvUUG
Princeton, NJ
Joined November 2012
This summer I'm launching The Civic Forum, a new webinar on Democratic Backsliding in America. Full details below. Please share!
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Interested in authoritarianism and strongmen rule? Come hear @ruthbenghiat tomorrow live. She quite literally wrote the book.
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Register now for The Civic Forum - S1E5 - Strongmen - Ruth Ben-Ghiat with Rory Truex on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on July 31, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT.
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Please join me this Thursday at noon for a discussion on all things Putin, Trump, Russia and Ukraine with my colleague Mark Beissinger. Signup link here:
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Register now for The Civic Forum - S1E4 - Russian Politics, the War in Ukraine, and U.S.-Russia Relations - Mark Beissinger with Rory Truex on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on July 24, 2025, 12:00...
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RT @JustinWolfers: "this is the precise opposite of 'America First.' This is what I'm gonna do: Impose a tax -- a very high tax -- on Ameri….
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Please join me this Thursday at noon EST for our second session of The Civic Forum. We'll have a discussion with @KeeangaYamahtta on race, Black History, and the MAGA movement. Registration link here:
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Register now for The Civic Forum - S1E3 - Race, Black History, and the MAGA Movement - Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor with Rory Truex on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on July 17, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT.
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RT @TVietor08: These guys were never part of the hard core MAGA base, far from it, but it's probably a good reflection of how a lot of youn….
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RT @LulaOficial: In light of the public statement made by U.S. President Donald Trump on social media on the afternoon of Wednesday (9), it….
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How and why do democracies die? Please join the first session of The Civic Forum, Thursday at noon EST. Register here:
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Register now for The Civic Forum - S1E2 - Forum Overview and Introduction to Democratic Backsliding - Rory Truex on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on July 10, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT.
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RT @dylanotes: This is defamatory and dangerous incitement against a lawmaker who has received death threats motivated by exactly the kind….
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RT @FoxNews: Texas resident Bud Bolton recalls the flood: “It’s just all those screaming kids we had to listen to that we couldn’t get to a….
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RT @KenDilanianNBC: Those who read these FBI emails will learn that this dubious allegation--that the Chinese government sent fake IDs so p….
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RT @ChrisMurphyCT: Republicans voted this down. Because the whole point of the bill is to help Trump’s super rich friends.
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RT @ruthbenghiat: For more on these personalities, what motivates their actions, and analyses of the ruin they cause, read #Strongmen.
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Honored to join @BeginsWithUsNow for this conversation! Maina is a great host and she has built something important in this podcast.
Join us for a conversation with Professor @rorytruex about US-China relations, tariffs, immigration concerns, the rise of authoritarianism, and so much more!.#ForeignPolicy #HumanRights #DemocraticBacksliding.
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RT @peterbakernyt: Trump's threat to cancel Musk's federal contracts underscored his willingness to use government power to punish enemies.….
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President Trump threatened to cut off Elon Musk’s federal contracts, showing that he looks at the government as his own means of penalizing those who cross him.
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RT @lili_pike: 美方欢迎中国留学生来美学习。.^This stands out from the Chinese readout. "The US welcomes Chinese students to come study in the US." .http….
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