How to Build an Autocracy
The preconditions are present in the U.S. today. Here’s the playbook Donald Trump could use to set the country down a path toward illiberalism.
I am usually not impressed by Atlantic articles, and the author, David Frum, does not inspire immediate trust, since he was a speechwriter for the Presidential monster, George W. Bush. However, in this article his remarks are quite cogent and reasoned, and unlike the usual grovelling, boot-licking comments of presidential insiders. So, perhaps the leopard can change his spots, or perhaps he has reverted to an earlier, more honorable self --- after all, he is Canadian !
The preconditions are present in the U.S. today. Here’s the playbook Donald Trump could use to set the country down a path toward illiberalism.
I am usually not impressed by Atlantic articles, and the author, David Frum, does not inspire immediate trust, since he was a speechwriter for the Presidential monster, George W. Bush. However, in this article his remarks are quite cogent and reasoned, and unlike the usual grovelling, boot-licking comments of presidential insiders. So, perhaps the leopard can change his spots, or perhaps he has reverted to an earlier, more honorable self --- after all, he is Canadian !
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