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America’s Last Birthday: The March to the Cliff of Authoritarianism
The march toward authoritarianism is not a distant threat but a present reality, raising the specter of an America unrecognizable to those who cherish its founding principles.
America’s Last Birthday: The March to the Cliff of Authoritarianism
As we gathered to celebrate another Fourth of July, an unsettling thought lingered in the air like the smoke from fireworks: could this be America’s last birthday as we know it?
The ideals that have long defined this nation — freedom, democracy, and justice — seem increasingly under siege.
The march toward authoritarianism is not a distant threat but a present reality, raising the specter of an America unrecognizable to those who cherish its founding principles.
The Fraying Fabric of Democracy
American idealism, once a beacon of hope and progress, is fraying.
Recent events that expose democracy's vulnerabilities have challenged the notion that democracy is an unassailable bedrock. Erosion of voting rights, increasing political polarization, and the spread of…
