authoritarianism – Jack Hutton

Claude Malhuret, Senator of Allier: Trump’s Betrayal of The Democratic World.

By hutton.jack March 6, 2025Autocracy, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, France, National Security, Putin, Ukraine, Vladimir PutinNo Comments

President of the "Les Indépendants" Group, Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Note via Susan Glaser of the New Yorker on Twitter/X : "Powerful speech about Trump’s betrayal of the…

[The Atlantic]: There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing

By hutton.jack February 18, 2025Anne Applebaum, Articles, Autocracy, Autocrats, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Elon Musk, J.D. Vance, Russell Vought, Steve Bannon, The Atlantic, Trump, Trump Administration

How regime change happens in America. By Anne Applebaum, February 13, 2025. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/doge-civil-servant-purge/681671 Summary of "There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing: How Regime Change Happens in…

[Foreign Affairs]: The Path to American Authoritarianism

By hutton.jack February 18, 2025Articles, Autocracy, Foreign Affairs, Republicans, Trump

What Comes After Democratic Breakdown. By Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way, February 11, 2025 https://reader.foreignaffairs.com/2025/02/11/the-path-to-american-authoritarianism/content.html Summary of "The Path to American Authoritarianism" (full transparency: ChatGPT used here to quickly…

[DSR, TNR, The Daily Blast Podcast]: Trump-Musk Threats Darken as Their Anger at Enemies Takes Ominous Turn.

By hutton.jack February 18, 2025Autocracy, Billionaires, Elon Musk, Elon Musk, Greg Sargent, The Daily Blast, The New Republic

Greg Sargent, Steven Levinsky Our descent into authoritarian rule continues. Over the weekend, Elon Musk raged on Twitter that people at CBS News deserve a “long prison sentence” based on…

[Breaking Defense]: Trump’s Pentagon to begin task of crafting NORTHCOM plan to ‘seal’ US borders

By hutton.jack January 24, 2025Autocracy, Autocrats, Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth

After a presidential directive, the DoD now has 40 days to craft a commander’s estimate of just what it will take to “seal the borders and maintain the sovereignty, territorial…

[TNR, DSR, The Daily Blast Podcast]: Trump’s Angry, Unhinged Rants at Presser Show Things Will Get Very Bad.

By hutton.jack January 8, 2025Autocracy, Donald Trump, DSR, Greg Sargent, The Daily Blast, The New Republic

Greg Sargent with Jennifer Mercieca, Wednesday, January 9, 2025 At a press conference on Tuesday, Donald Trump signaled that things are about to get very, very ugly. He wouldn’t rule…

[NYBooks]: The Second Coming

By hutton.jack December 4, 2024Autocracy, Election 2024, Fintan O'Toole, The New York Review of Books, Trump

By Fintan O’Toole Disinhibition will be the order of the day in Donald Trump’s America. December 5, 2024 issue, written November 7, 2024 https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/12/05/the-second-coming-fintan-otoole/ Excerpts: Biden has been very good…

[NYT Opinion]: I Starred in ‘Cabaret.’ We Need to Heed Its Warning. By Joel Grey Nov. 24, 2024

By hutton.jack November 25, 2024The New York Times

Gifted [NYTimes Opinion. Guest Essay]: I Starred in ‘Cabaret.’ We Need to Heed Its Warning. By Joel Grey Nov. 24, 2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/opinion/cabaret-trump-joel-grey.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ck4.FBM1.T_Ef-UIpiZmq&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare The democratic election of an authoritarian figure, the…

[Foreign Affairs Podcast]: Trump and the Crisis of Liberalism

By hutton.jack November 21, 2024Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics, The Foreign Affairs Interview

A Conversation With Francis Fukuyama – The Foreign Affairs Interview Editor Dan Kurtz-Phelan. November 21, 2024 https://www.foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/trump-and-crisis-liberalism-fukuyama