How Easy Would it Be for Trump to Destroy Democracy?
This is how autocrats do it. For the past decade, hundreds of articles and books have warned about the danger Trump poses to our (capital D) Democracy, often citing his similarities to dictators. Hundreds of former staffers and government officials—many from the Defense Department—have denounced Trump for president and warned of the threat he poses to national security. Even Trump’s ex-wife, Ivana, said that Donald read a book of Hitler’s speeches (a veritable roadmap), kept in a bedside cabinet. It’s unprecedented. Yet millions of people are poised to select him to be one of the most powerful people on the …