Author: Op-Ed

Donald Trump, inaugurated again on January 20, 2025, has bulldozed every institutional safeguard that once stood against unchecked authority. His second term has become an unapologetic campaign to concentrate absolute power in the executive branch, a move that shatters constitutional boundaries with resolute force. Trump’s push for complete extrajudicial dominance has stripped the courts of their autonomy, undermined legislative checks, and planted fear in the hearts of officials who once believed their positions were protected by the rule of law. His administration reveals a more brazen disregard for legal standards and a deeper entrenchment of authoritarian impulses each day....

Convicted felon and President Donald Trump fulfilled his campaign promise to subvert the rule of law on January 20 by signing an executive order granting full pardons to hundreds of individuals convicted of participating in the January 6 Capitol attack. Trump, who interfered with the Biden Administration for 4 years by trying to run a shadow government that undermined Federal institutions, set out immediately after his inauguration to erase evidence and the public’s memory of his acts of treason. With the stroke of a pen, he absolved his most fervent supporters, many of whom admitted to or were found...

The phrase “American exceptionalism” is often invoked to highlight the country’s unparalleled achievements, innovation, and values. But in the context of school shootings, this term takes on a darker meaning. The United States stands alone among developed nations in its willingness to tolerate the routine slaughter of its children within schools — spaces that should be sanctuaries of learning and growth. For the past quarter century, school shootings have been as American as apple pie. Each incident is met with hollow “thoughts and prayers” instead of meaningful change. This is not just an anomaly, it is a systemic failure...