No tyranny for failing Donald Trump – sad! Law, constitutionalism and tyranny in the twenty-first century

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-509
Author(s):  
Aoife O’Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
First Century ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Election Results

Donald Trump’s presidency resulted in several accusations of tyrannical intent. The end of his term of office, and particularly the rioting of 6 January 2021 and the denial of the presidential election results, did little to dispel those accusations. Tyranny, while perhaps not fashionable as a basis of analysis, has a long-intertwined relationship with law and constitutionalism. This article uses Donald Trump’s presidency to consider the relationships between tyranny, tyrannicide, law and constitutionalism. The article considers law and constitutionalism’s role in both preventing and advancing the advent of tyranny and examines their limitations in stopping tyrannical intent. Public contestation is put forward as an equally significant bulwark against the advent of tyranny, but also a space under tremendous pressure during Donald Trump’s presidency.

scholarly journals No tyranny for failing Donald Trump – sad! Law, constitutionalism and tyranny in the twenty-first century

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (AD1) ◽  
pp. 33-62
Author(s):  
Aoife O'Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
First Century ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Election Results

Donald Trump’s presidency resulted in several accusations of tyrannical intent. The end of his term of office, and particularly the rioting of 6 January 2021 and the denial of the presidential election results, did little to dispel those accusations. Tyranny, while perhaps not fashionable as a basis of analysis, has a long-intertwined relationship with law and constitutionalism. This article uses Donald Trump’s presidency to consider the relationships between tyranny, tyrannicide, law and constitutionalism. The article considers law and constitutionalism’s role in both preventing and advancing the advent of tyranny and examines their limitations in stopping tyrannical intent. Public contestation is put forward as an equally significant bulwark against the advent of tyranny, but also a space under tremendous pressure during Donald Trump’s presidency.

Epilogue

2020 ◽  
pp. 314-316
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Delton
Keyword(s):  
New Economy ◽  
National Association ◽  
First Century ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Fine Line ◽  
The Us ◽  
Business Roundtable ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Twenty First Century

This concluding chapter discusses the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM) relevance in contemporary times. It shows that NAM is still a going concern. It has survived and adapted to new circumstances, and it has a purported membership of 14,000. It also keeps a lower profile. NAM is no longer the go-to “voice of business,” but it still partners up with the US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable. In other ways, however, the current NAM resembles its old historic self, despite the drastically different economic and political climate of the twenty-first century. It continues to promote development, offering seminars, data, and other resources to help new manufacturers navigate the new economy. But NAM also has to contend with new challenges in the twenty-first century, as it walks a fine line with regard to President Donald Trump.

Trump, Sanders, and the Essential Contest Over “Populism”

2022 ◽  
pp. 49-72
Author(s):  
Matthew Charles Edwards
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Electoral Campaigns ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
The Right

Twenty-first century politics has been marked by breaks with tradition across large areas of the world. Allegiances have broken down, and surprising results have occurred: the Brexit vote; the rise of movements of the left in Greece and the right in France, Austria, and Germany; and the success or near-success of outsider candidates. Much of this has been labeled ‘populist'. But, by itself, this explains little. The term is complex, contested, and possibly confused. This dissertation sets out why this is so, clarifies some of the competing elements within the various conceptions, and explores some of the reasons that may underlie dispute. It applies these ideas to reports and assessments of the electoral campaigns waged by Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders for the US presidency, concluding on the utility of different conceptualisations of ‘populism'.

Accumulating Capital: Capital and Ideology after Capital in the Twenty-First Century

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
Steven Pressman
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Policy Proposal ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Public Corporations ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Right Wing Populism ◽  
Twenty First Century

Abstract Thomas Piketty’s blockbuster Capital in the Twenty-First Century was followed by the publication of Capital and Ideology in early 2020. This paper looks at the differences between the two books, and provides an analysis and a critique of the main advances in the new book. First, Piketty drops r>g as an explanation for rising inequality. Instead, inequality is generated and constrained by economic power supported by an ideology. Second, there is a focus on the political consequences of inequality, including the rise of right-wing populism and the election of people like Donald Trump. Third, there is a new policy proposal-changes in corporate governance that gives labor and government seats on the Board of Directors of public corporations.

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