The United States of El Salvador – The Future of Freedom Foundation

The United States of El Salvador – The Future of Freedom Foundation

In light of President Trump’s newfound friend and ally Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, who has labeled himself as the “world’s coolest dictator,” it is worth asking whether El Salvador’s legal system will now serve as a model for the United States. Consider the right of habeas corpus, which legal scholars since the 13th century have described as a linchpin of a free society. With habeas corpus, people who are wrongfully incarcerated …