autocratic

Unquestioning fealty often excuses autocratic leaders from frivolities such as laws, constitutional constraints or any checks on power: The leader is perceived not to be working for his own gain, but for the shining future.

Inevitably, the discussion turned to the wrecking-ball presidency of Donald Trump and his autocratic and, frankly, un-American penchant for siccing the government on his political foes.

It chronicled Trump’s autocratic tendencies — his attacks on the press, the judiciary and the electoral system — and warned that one of the world’s oldest democracies was in peril.

Bangladesh is at a pivotal moment in its history as it tries to rebuild after years of autocratic rule.

Altheide offers these suggestions about how the American news media should adapt to Trump’s autocratic rule and quest for dictatorial power: