Ring the Alarm Bells: The Ten Rules of Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook

Authoritarianism isn’t down the street or around the corner — it is here right now. We are at the most perilous moment for our democracy since the Civil War.  

 We now have all three ingredients of a strongman state in the United States:  

• a rubber-stamp Congress doing the President’s bidding
• a Supreme Court finding “invisible ink” in the Constitution to enhance the President’s powers; and
• a power-hungry president behaving like a king, breaking the law and violating the checks and balances of our Constitution.

People think of democracies dying at the hands of men with guns. But, in the modern era, they more often die at the hands of elected officials who erode the separation of powers to solidify a strongman state. 

I outlined the 10 rules of Trump’s authoritarian playbook because it’s critical that we all understand what we’re up against before authoritarian power becomes entrenched. 

That will require robust citizen action and an unmistakable rejection of authoritarianism at the next election. Both are essential to restore and revitalize our democracy.  

Our mission is clear: Let’s save our “We, The People” republic! 

All my best, 

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