The decision of the Noboa government to hand over these islands goes against what the Ecuadorian people decided in the referendum to approve the Constitution in 2008 regarding military bases.
In fact, much (though admittedly, not all) of what we’re witnessing today might simply be considered an escalation of the dire turn that this country took after the attacks of September 11, 2001, nearly a quarter of a century ago.
Project 2025 is no renamed Agenda 47. The Heritage Foundation is now pretending to shut down the project, and Trump is pretending that the issue is going to go away. It’s not. The blue print for fascism is out there.
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If fascism—or even just an authoritarian regime—does happen here in November, it may look surprisingly familiar. The current Supreme Court is likely to go along with whatever bald-faced violation of constitutional norms Trump orders...
Much attention has been focused on the "insurrection" clause (Section 3) and whether Trump should be allowed to hold office, given his role in the Jan 6th attempted insurrection, his actions are also at odds with other key provisions of the amendment
The movement to save democracy from threats is too quick to overlook the problems that have been present since the founding.
For the second time in less than two years, Chileans voted thumbs down on a new national charter, and few seem to have the energy to try again.
The question of where Chile’s true identity lies becomes ever more pressing as the fiftieth anniversary of Pinochet’s coup approaches.
The only question is whether American citizens today can uphold that commitment.
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