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The National Emergency Declaration and Popular Sovereignty

The National Emergency Declaration and Popular Sovereignty
President Donald Trump announces that he will declare a national emergency in order to build a barrier on the U.S.–Mexico border as he delivers remarks at the White House on Feb. 15, 2019. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
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Not since 2016 have so many people drawn comparisons between Adolf Hitler and President Donald Trump.
Clifford Humphrey
Clifford Humphrey
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Clifford Humphrey is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and the Director of Admissions for Thales College. He holds a PhD in politics from Hillsdale College, and he resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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