Allies All, or Creators of the Hate We Denounce in Others

"Law is being subordinated to politics, and rules to rulers."

When legitimacy becomes a function of power rather than norms, democracies lose their essential safeguards.

We are witnessing a quieter, more subdued America —

• where speaking out feels perilous,

  
  

• where families and children become instruments of enforcement,

  
  

• where rights are recast as fragile privileges,

  
  

• and where citizenship itself risks becoming contingent on compliance.

Chapter 3 – Normativity, Legitimacy, and the Crisis of Law in Modern Democracies, explores how our ethical, legal, and institutional frameworks are drifting from their constitutional moorings — and what that means for the rule of law, human dignity, and the integrity of our public institutions.