James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss illiberalism, which is the opposite of the liberalism ideal that forms the philosophical basis of the American constitutional setup, and some recent articles that suggest that home grown illiberalism has been a central feature and not a periodic diversion in American culture.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/opinion/trump-second-term-illiberalism.html
https://newrepublic.com/article/180346/history-illiberalism-america-core-founding
