Trump Is Hollowing Out the Guardrails Against One-Man Rule

Trump is not just pushing hard on policy—he's systematically weakening the institutions that keep any president from ruling as if the state were his alone. From civil service purges to press restrictions, from university pressure campaigns to law firm retaliation, the method is executive aggrandizement: hollowing out democracy from the inside while preserving its outward form.

Killdozer: When a Man Built His Own Justice System — And the System That Made Him

Twenty-two years after Marvin Heemeyer drove an armored bulldozer through Granby, Colorado, the story isn't about whether he was a hero — it's about the system that made him.

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