Despotism is Simple

As President Donald Trump defies the rule of law, as unelected and unconfirmed Elon Musk disrupts effective government services in the name of "efficiency," Thomas Paine offers us keen insights.

"Absolute governments (tho' the disgrace of human nature) have this advantage with them, that they are simple; if the people suffer, they know the head from which their suffering springs."
-- Thomas Paine