by David Tollen | Mar 5, 2017 | The Recent Modern Age, Author's Corner, Legal History
Here’s what to watch for. How would the Trump administration erode American freedom and democracy, if it went down that road? I’ve approached this question as a lawyer and amateur historian, studying democracies that lost freedom in recent years, as well as some...
by David Tollen | Oct 10, 2016 | The Recent Modern Age, Author's Corner, Legal History
Last night, Donald Trump told Hillary Clinton he plans to put her in jail if he’s elected President of the United States. Dictators threaten to arrest political rivals. American presidential candidates never have. One of the central features of our democracy,...