Keywords
United States, democracy, oligarchy, Donald Trump, state institutons, professional bureaucracy, constitutionalism
Document Type
Essay
Abstract
A year after the publication of her article “Eviscerating the State: The New Oligarchic and Authoritarian Project to Undermine American Constitutional Democracy (Emancipations, Vol.4: Iss.2, July 2025) Jean Cohen looks again at the threats to American constitutional democracy posed by new oligarchic and authoritarian actors in the economy, the state, and society.
Recommended Citation
Cohen, Jean L.
(2026)
"Eviscerating the State: An Update,"
Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis: Vol. 4:
Iss.
6, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55533/2765-8414.1199
Available at:
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/emancipations/vol4/iss6/4
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Submitted
August 22, 2026
Published
September 16, 2026
