Tag: Authoritarianism
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Authoritarian Trends in America: Present Realities and Future Protections
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift Psychological Profile of Autocrats A 2020 study titled “Psychopathology of Dictators,” published by Rivista Il Sileno Onlus, offers a vivid examination of four infamous dictators: Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Mussolini. By weaving together their life stories, behavior patterns, and clinical insights, the study reveals a common set…
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The Chicago Apartment Raid: A Full-Blown Paramilitary Incursion
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift “We’re under siege. We’re being invaded by our own military.” — Darrell Ballard, South Shore resident If someone had described a nighttime assault involving helicopters, drones, flashbangs, and chainsaws, with hundreds of masked agents storming a residential building, I’d have assumed it was a scene from Moscow…
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Trump’s Inner Circle Is a Dangerous Place to Stand
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift It’s been 254 days since Trump took office, and honestly? The constitutional chaos he’s created makes Nixon look like an amateur. Let me break it down: Trump’s Assault on the Constitution Trump has trampled core constitutional principles with calculated indifference. He went after Democratic law firms (a…
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The Swamp Ascendant: A Republic on the Verge
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift Have you ever stood at the edge of a swamp? It’s a place that breathes decay. The air is thick and sour, clinging to your skin. The water doesn’t ripple. It oozes. Beneath its surface, things writhe and feed, unseen but felt. The smell is ancient, like…
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The 2026 Coup: Trump’s Assault on the Ballot Box
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift Donald Trump is rattled. With the 2026 midterms approaching, he sees the writing on the wall. Republicans could lose the House. Maybe the Senate too. And he knows what comes next. That’s why we’re witnessing the early stages of the Trump 2026 Election Coup, a desperate attempt…
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Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize: Peacemaker or Pretender?
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift Donald Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize. That’s certainly a notion worth pondering, preferably while trying to keep a straight face. I gave it a fair shot. Sat down at the computer, searched for a list of Americans who’ve earned that honor in recent decades. Then, with…
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Federal Justice Under Trump: This Is What Law and Order Looks Like Now
← Back to Community Engagement Selective Federal justice under Trump defines the new normal: the law that was waived for rioters who beat police at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, is now weaponized against a guy who tossed a sandwich at a federal officer. Justice, apparently, is a matter of political perspective. On August 14,…
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We the People: Our Rights Are Not Theirs to Take
← Back to Community Engagement The Constitution is not a gift from government. It’s a declaration of our authority. It is a compact among the American people, drafted by our Founders and ratified by representatives chosen to reflect our will. Local, state and federal governments were created by us; not to rule over us, but…
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Trump’s Cognitive Decline and Authoritarianism
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift When Power and Reality Diverge Most of us know a neighbor, a parent, or a close friend who’s entered a stage of life where age begins to affect how they communicate, move and make decisions. So when we saw all of those same signs in Joe Biden,…
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My Constitution. My Rights. Hands Off Our Civil Liberties
← Back to Community Engagement Civil liberties aren’t a gift from the government. They’re protections from it. They’re the reason I can write this blog without fear, why my neighbor can pray freely, why activists can march and why we can challenge what we believe to be unjust without being silenced or punished. They are…