Author: Mitchell A. Sobieski

Donald Trump’s order to reopen Alcatraz Island as a functioning federal prison was met with widespread confusion, logistical warnings, and backlash from legal experts and local leaders on May 5. But beyond the practical hurdles of rebuilding a long-defunct incarceration facility in the middle of San Francisco Bay, critics say the ploy represents something deeper. They say it is a politically staged gesture designed to invoke nostalgia for a brutal past. and redirect attention from the president’s mounting policy failures. “For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who...

Donald Trump’s second term as president exposes a stark reality for the United States. He has used every tool at his disposal to stifle dissent, distort public perception, and concentrate power in his own hands. And Americans seem to be okay with that, since they knew exactly who he was when they re-elected him. His brazen disregard for democratic principles mirrors the tactics of notorious demagogues who replaced freedom with fear and justice with coercion. Trump’s administration has followed a calculated campaign to undermine governmental checks and balances, creating a climate of intimidation designed to silence critics and elevate...