Almost one month into the Trump presidency, and the Constitution and the entire section on the various branches of government and how they work together are still missing from the White House website. This is no small thing. This omission, deliberate or inadvertent,…
According to a recent poll, a majority of Republican voters expressed a willingness to reject the Constitution to give Donald Trump more power to do as he sees fit. Apparently, Republicans believe Trump could address America’s problems more effectively if…
This has all the markings of a constitutional crisis. According to law professor Amanda Frost, “a constitutional crisis occurs when one branch of government, usually the executive, ‘blatantly, flagrantly and regularly exceeds its constitutional authority — and the other branches are…
“This is what militaries do during coups: you capture the major targets, with government buildings high on the list, and you take over communications and other systems.”—Ruth Ben-Ghiat, historian on fascism and authoritarian leaders How something is done is just as…
“If one company or small group of people manages to develop godlike digital superintelligence, they could take over the world. At least when there’s an evil dictator, that human is going to die. But for an AI, there would be…
That didn’t take long. Within days of Donald Trump’s second term, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights disappeared from the White House’s website. While the Trump Administration insists the removal of these foundational documents will eventually be restored to the…
