- Hungary’s proto-authoritarian new Constitution http://www.comparativeconstitutions.org/2011/03/hungarys-proto-authoritarian-new.html 9 comments europe
- What constitutes authoritarianism? We talked to Mass. residents who fled dictators. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/30/metro/trump-administration-authoritarianism-massachusetts-residents-despots/?s_campaign=audience%3Areddit 3 comments politics
- Trump’s authoritarian drift pushes the US towards a constitutional crisis https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-03-24/trumps-authoritarian-drift-pushes-the-us-towards-a-constitutional-crisis.html 56 comments politics
- Poland - the police cover the protest with a screen. Protest in front of the Constitutional Tribunal in defense of human rights. Absurdity in an authoritarian state https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/tylko-w-onecie/protest-przed-tk-policjanci-zaslonili-demonstrantow-parawanem-i-wyprowadzili-sprzed/byv5zfv 13 comments europe
- Column: American exceptionalism is a myth. Our Constitution is the only thing keeping us from authoritarianism https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-11/trump-capitol-mob-american-exceptionalism-myth 28 comments politics
- Opinion: Republicans must choose between Trump and the Constitution | Trump’s authoritarian ambitions are repulsing some members of his own party, but will it be enough to preserve U.S. democracy? https://www.marketwatch.com/story/republicans-must-choose-between-trump-and-the-constitution-11595864876 17 comments politics
- Can Trump Delay the 2020 Election? Here's What the Constitution Says | If the president’s lawyers gin up an argument that he can, we will be witness to authoritarianism in its defining form. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-04-13/can-trump-postpone-2020-election-here-s-what-constitution-says 94 comments politics
- The Emerging Right-Wing Vision of Constitutional Authoritarianism https://newrepublic.com/article/157132/emerging-right-wing-vision-constitutional-authoritarianism 37 comments politics
- The Takeaway From the Impeachment Hearings: Our Constitution Has Failed - To guard against another authoritarian president we can’t impeach, we need to reform our constitution. http://inthesetimes.com/article/22186/trump-impeachment-hearings-constitution-rule-of-law 74 comments politics
- Watch Mike Pompeo, Trump uber-loyalist, peg Trump as 'an authoritarian president who ignored our Constitution' https://theweek.com/speedreads/859966/watch-mike-pompeo-trump-uberloyalist-peg-trump-authoritarian-president-who-ignored-constitution 42 comments politics
- Mike Pompeo Compared Trump To Obama In 2016, Warning He'D Be An 'Authoritarian President Who Ignored Our Constitution' https://www.newsweek.com/mike-pompeo-trump-obama-2016-authoritarian-president-ignored-constitution-1455073 11 comments politics
- Donald Trump presidency exposes failure and flaws of US Constitution - Trump's aspiring authoritarianism is an existential threat to America. We must update our laws and Constitution to fix the massive gaps he's exposed. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/15/trump-authoritarianism-exposes-constitutional-flaws-column/1728970001/ 16 comments politics
- Turkey's parliament approves key articles of constitutional reform - Turkey's parliament has approved key measures allowing the president to be a member of a political party and issue decrees, part of a constitutional reform the opposition says will fuel authoritarianism. http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-politics-constitution-idukkbn14x0f5 4 comments worldnews
- Election of Trump is nothing less than a tragedy for the American republic, a tragedy for the Constitution, and a triumph for the forces, at home and abroad, of nativism, authoritarianism, misogyny, and racism. http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/an-american-tragedy-donald-trump?mbid=social_twitter 3 comments politics
- The media's authoritarian arguments against Snowden: "Even if the actions of the government were illegal and violated the constitutional rights of the American people, Snowden owed the government total and unquestioned obedience." http://wsws.org/en/articles/2013/06/14/comm-j14.html 17 comments politics
- Ron Paul on Universal Healthcare “Bigger Deficit, Illegal Under The Constitution, Authoritarian” http://current.com/items/91054846_ron-paul-on-universal-healthcare-bigger-deficit-illegal-under-the-constitution-authoritarian.htm 5 comments reddit.com
- Ron Paul: "The choice we face is ominous: We either accept world-wide authoritarian government holding together a flawed system, OR we restore the principles of the Constitution." http://www.populistamerica.com/the_depression_and_what_to_do_about_it 3 comments politics
- Trump’s First 100 Days: Creating an Imperial Presidency That Harms Americans | President Donald Trump is smashing constitutional and legal guardrails to build an authoritarian presidency that cements his political power and ultimately harms Americans. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trumps-first-100-days-creating-an-imperial-presidency-that-harms-americans/ 4 comments politics
- Sanders Says World Just Witnessed New 'Step Forward in Trump's Move Toward Authoritarianism' - Sen. Bernie Sanders said that a Maryland resident whom the Trump administration wrongly deported "must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail based on lies and defiance of our Constitution." https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-abrego-garcia 54 comments politics
- 34,000 people turnout for Bernie Sanders and AOC, rally to fight oligarchy and authoritarianism; I wonder if this will pressure the judicial branch to uphold the Constitution. https://www.cpr.org/2025/03/21/bernie-sanders-aoc-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-greeley-denver-oligarchy-tour/ 19 comments law
- Will the Courts Enforce the Constitution Against President Trump? | If they don’t, the checks and balances that have defined our government since its inception will give way to one-man authoritarian rule. https://prospect.org/justice/2025-01-22-will-courts-enforce-constitution-against-president-trump/ 21 comments politics
- This is our chief guest for this year's Republic Day. A authoritarian, fascist president invited for the day of celebration of our Democracy and Constitution. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/news/statements-by-jair-bolsonaro-indias-republic-day-chief-guest/?repost 17 comments india
- Bernie Sanders Warns of US Government of, by, and for the 'Billionaire Class' | "The Trump administration is moving this country very aggressively into an authoritarian society where the rule of law, and our Constitution, are being ignored and undermined." https://www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-2025 117 comments politics
- Critics Call It Theocratic and Authoritarian. Young Conservatives Call It an Exciting New Legal Theory. | ‘Common good constitutionalism’ has emerged as a leading contender to replace originalism as the dominant legal theory on the right. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/09/revolutionary-conservative-legal-philosophy-courts-00069201 174 comments politics
- Trump told China's authoritarian leader that Americans want him to change the US Constitution so he can serve more than 2 terms, according to John Bolton's new book https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-chinese-president-change-constitution-serve-more-than-2-terms-2020-6?op=1 58 comments worldnews
- Trump told China's authoritarian leader that Americans want him to change the US Constitution so he can serve more than 2 terms, according to John Bolton's new book https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-chinese-president-change-constitution-serve-more-than-2-terms-2020-6 112 comments politics
- Obama recess appoints consumer bureau chief go above and beyond congress. Does any one else feel this authoritarian interpretation of the Constitution is scary? http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/04/news/economy/consumer_bureau_cordray/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1 3 comments politics
- Our Constitution is perilously close to being consigned to the valley of the shadow of death, betrayed by a powerful cabal of secrecy-obsessed authoritarians. http://tinyurl.com/5f8r2f 15 comments politics