This was written by Timothy Snyder: http://history.yale.edu/people/timothy-snyder This text is from the version published here: https://qz.com/846940/a-yale-history-professors-20-point-guide-to-defending-democracy-under-a-trump-presidency/ The short post version was expanded to a book: https://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Twenty-Lessons-Twentieth-Century/dp/0804190119