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After the Fall: How Central Europe Purged Its Authoritarians, and Why America Won't Even Try

East Germany preserved the Stasi files. The Czech Republic disqualified informants from public office. Poland's process was messier. America's process hasn't started.

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Mar 05, 2026
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