Adele M. Stan, Author at The American Prospect

Trump’s Authoritarian Grip Tightens

Changes implemented by the administration on every front add up to a frightening pattern.

Hate isn’t the point of this administration; it’s a tool.

We’re getting so used to the scent of existential peril that we don’t smell it anymore.

by Adele M. Stan April 25, 2018

A stunning chapeau provided a mad distraction from the accelerating pace of the groundwork underway for the construction of an authoritarian state.

From Fox News to Sinclair and Breitbart.com, the reach of disinformation used to attack Trump’s enemies imperils the republic.

The Senate majority leader enables the president’s attack on the Constitution.

Authoritarianism isn’t on our doorstep. It’s in the foyer, making its way toward the living room.

by Adele M. Stan March 28, 2018

When a “thought-leader” magazine hires the misogynist Kevin Williamson, that’s some kind of leading from behind.

by Adele M. Stan March 21, 2018

The right-wing billionaires who trust him to plunder the nation on their behalf will still be around after he’s gone.

Picking Mike Pompeo to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state puts a Koch favorite in charge of foreign policy.