Weekly

Putsch Inc.

Coups are back—in headlines, in courtrooms, and in the minds of anxious democrats and eager autocrats alike. From failed pensioner plots in Germany to digital subversions in the U.S. and legal regime shifts in Poland, the line between revolt and restoration blurs. This series explores the anatomy of the modern putsch—its rituals, justifications, and the uneasy question that lingers: is the real coup the one we fear, or the one already underway?