Liberal Faith in Checks and Balances Betrays Deeper Investment in Law and Order

As most of the federal government has declined to “check” the Trump administration over the past three months, a new imbalance has been established — one that favors the autocratic rule of a megalomaniac and the oligarchs who have purchased his favor. The failure of formal checks and balances to significantly stymie Trump is painfully clear. It is also not unprecedented. As Lisa Miller illustrates…

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