Most people can ignore the construction of the prerogative state simply because it does not touch their lives. They can turn away while dissidents and scapegoats lose their political liberty. But once the prerogative state is built, as Fraenkel’s writing and experience suggest, it can swallow anyone.
#GiftArticle#America Is Watching the Rise of a #DualState
For most people, the #courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.On Sept 20, 1938, a man who had witnessed the rise of #fascism packed his suitcases & fled his home in Berlin. He arranged to have smuggled separately a manuscript that he had drafted in secret over the previous 2 yrs. This book was a remarkable one. It clarified what was unfolding in Berlin…, the catalyst for its author’s flight.
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America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.Aziz Huq (The Atlantic)
