Source: Reason
by JD Tuccille
“It’s no secret that governments around the world are chiseling away at people’s liberties. Rights advocates document a nearly two decade decline in freedom. Civil liberties activists warn of a worldwide free speech recession. And while American restrictions on government power hold the line better than pale equivalents elsewhere, the political class seems determined to end-run those protections and impose creeping totalitarianism by leveraging the authority of allies in other countries.” (09/04/24)
https://reason.com/2024/09/04/the-soft-totalitarianism-of-the-political-class/