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Claim Text: “Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, the country has embarked on the slippery slope toward autocracy,” concludes political scientist Daniel Stockemer of the University of Ottawa, in a May report in Politics & Policy.
Simplified Text: Daniel Stockemer concludes the country has embarked on the slippery slope toward autocracy since Donald Trump's inauguration
Confidence Score: 1.000
Claim Maker: Daniel Stockemer
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "date": "May", "person": "Daniel Stockemer", "publication": "Politics & Policy", "organization": "University of Ottawa" }
Subject Tags: Politics
UUID: a1163db3-68b9-4ae4-a633-5a4b48660a91
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Created: February 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM (6 months ago)
Last Updated: February 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM (6 months ago)

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Science Tells Us the U.S. Is Heading Toward a Dictatorship

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-tells-us-the-u-s-is-heading-toward-a-dictatorship/

The article analyzes the potential for the U.S. to descend into autocracy, citing actions by the Trump administration that undermine democratic norms. It references scholarly research on democratic backsliding and identifies steps the U.S. has already taken toward authoritarianism.

Politics Democracy Authoritarianism United States Trump Administration Political Science Civil Liberties

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