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The State of Disunion

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The Appeal of Autocracy in America

The appeal of autocracy goes back to ancient Egypt. It is some part of human nature, P&L says. Having wars to defend democracy were fundamental to our being in the post-World War II order was upset on 9-11, right? People by Osama bin Laden. And it almost seems that now with the rise of Donald Trump, bin Laden's belief that there would be a clash of civilizations is taking place in reverse.

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