Spotting a Strongman

Why we miss them, and how to see them before it's too late.

When the strongman comes, he will not bring sharks with freakin’ laser beams

Fascist.
Tyrant.
Dictator.
Nazi.

Click on a dozen random social media posts and there’s a good chance you’ll see those words pop up at least once. Accusations of “strongman” behavior are often more performative than informative. They don’t identify specific patterns so much as si…