Like many populist leaders, Trump accuses judges of being illegitimate obstacles to safety and democracy

Letter: Democracy in trouble

Trump, the authoritarian president, is ruling by executive order while at the same time ignoring the rule of law and the courts.

Like many populist leaders, Trump accuses judges of being illegitimate obstacles to safety and democracy

The front entrance of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House, the workplace of Judge James Boasberg, along with other federal and appeals court judges, is seen in Washington, D.C. Philip Yabut/Getty Images Federal judges and at times Supreme Court justices have repeatedly challenged – and blocked – President Donald Trump’s attempts to reshape fundamental aspects of American government. Many of Trump’s more than 150 executive orders, …

Trump Takes Another Page from the Strongman’s Playbook

Stephen Collinson: “Those who worry that Trump is taking the country down an anti-democratic path had more reason for anxiety Thursday when he used two more staples of the strongman’s playbook.” “Trump aimed his most stinging shot yet at higher education — a rival source of authority, free thought and facts that often clash with his version of reality. And he fueled fears he could enable the kind of corruption that rots democracies with an event…