Ex-Amb. to Hungary warns of U.S. authoritarianism, Prof. Stanley says self-interest is the cause.

Empires don't crumble overnight. Democracies don't fall into authoritarianism in the blink of an eye. But a recent survey of political scientists warns that America under Donald Trump is sliding into a form of authoritarianism that we now see in countries like Hungary. An NPR report defined this as so-called competitive authoritarianism when quote a leader comes to power democratically and then erodess the systems of checks and balances. Typically, the executive fills the civil service and key appointments, ...