A Cautionary Tale From Spain

Vast wealth inequality spawned political extremism, civil war and authoritarianism

The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39, remains an unhealed wound in Spanish society and a cautionary tale for democracies around the world, including the U.S. With vast wealth inequality, Spain became a breeding ground for political extremism, which metastasized into authoritarianism and ultimately totalitarianism from both the right and left, leading not just…