When the Land of the Free Turns Its Guns Inward

It is a bitter irony: the United States, self-styled as the beacon of democracy, is now experimenting with the very tools long associated with repressive regimes… There was a time when America preached restraint, lectured the world on democracy, and wagged its finger at every government that used the military to settle domestic scores. Today, that same country has deployed soldiers into its own streets. President Trump’s decision to send the National Guard into cities like Chicago, Washington, and Los…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...