No. 2 - Spring 2017
From the Director
Lives of Fear
The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States shocked most Americans along with many others across the globe. A large segment of the electorate felt traumatized after having been openly insulted, derogated, and threatened by Trump throughout the presidential campaign. Now that Trump is the President of the United States, he has issued a series of executive orders that have further polarized the electorate and pushed the boundaries of executive authority to the point of what some call an impending “Constitutional Crisis.” People’s lives have been negatively impacted by these executive orders which have mobilized both his base of supporters and a large number of Americans who stand against the orders and seek to protect the nation’s values, the Constitution, and American Democracy.
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