Descent into fascism

FRANCISCO S. TATAD

I JUST got a copy of Madeleine Albright’s latest book, Fascism: A Warning, which has become a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, and which the author, whom I met at a recent Democracy Awards dinner in Washington, D.C., has kindly autographed for me and my wife. It is an excellent read and promises to be a highly referenced text in the discussion of one of the most explosive phenomena of our century and age. The author believes the book may be overtaken in some of its details by what happens next, but its larger themes will remain relevant because they are intimately related to human nature and how people will want to live their lives.