America is in free fall: The collapse of the Center endangers democracy everywhere - opinion
The unraveling isn’t something you have to squint to see, it’s right out in the open, and it runs deeper than any single president or party.
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order, as US Vice President JD Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)ByMICHAEL J. SALAMON, LOUIS LIBIN