What happens when a government destroys the institutions it was built to protect
A veteran journalist argues that democratic power is measured by the constraints a government is willing to impose on itself.
By José Carlos Zamora
Every September 11, we commemorate the most devastating terrorist attack ever carried out on U.S. soil. But, almost without noticing it, the United States today faces a different kind of attack, one that is slower, less visible, and potentially more profound because it erodes from within the principles that made this country what it is.