The Decline of the United States #373 By Hank Silverberg Commentary We have now entered the second year of Donald Trump's second term as President of the United States. It feels like he has been hammering away at the American way of life ever since he strolled down that elevator in 2015, almost eleven years ago. This is not a comprehensive or scholarly analysis of the damage this one man and his close associates have done, but it is a simple look at this weapon of mass destruction know as Trumpism. Let's start with our treasured institutions created by the U.S. Constitution, the three branches of government. Trump has damaged the presidency, possibly beyond repair. His use of executive orders has been extensive, 225 in his first year of this term, and 220 in the four years of his first term. Barak Obama...