It has happened in numerous countries throughout history. Governments, even democratic ones, evolving into autocratic rule with a strong-man executive, a rubber-stamp legislature, a compliant judiciary, and a cowed populace. In today’s world, we could be describing North Korea, Russia, China, Iran, Hungary, and some other countries. But the question is “How close is the United States to becoming one of these autocracies?”
Thom Hartman provides a thoughtful analysis in the following article:
We encourage you to read the article and to post comments on this blog of your opinions.