Illiberalism
Fig. 1. Photograph by Joachim F. Thurn, August 1991, Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F089030-0003, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE.
I don’t know. Read the story[1] for yourself and see what you think. I think Binyamin Netanyahu is flailing.
Times of Israel, “Netanyahu reinstates Gallant, blames last coalition for cross-border attacks, terror,” Times of Israel, April 10, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-reinstates-gallant-blames-previous-government-for-current-wave-of-attacks/
Gilead
Abortion
Fig. 1. Sign at demonstration in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, May 3, 2022. Janni Rye, via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Perry Stein, Ann E. Marimow, and Caroline Kitchener, “Justice Department appeals Texas abortion pill ruling,” Washington Post, April 10, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/10/abortion-pill-ruling-appeal/
Donald Trump
Hush money
Fig. 1. Cartoon by Jesse Duquette, undated, via “Minneapple23” [pseud.] on Imgur, April 1, 2023, fair use.
Shayna Jacobs and Amy B. Wang, “Manhattan DA sues Rep. Jim Jordan for ‘brazen’ attack on Trump probe,” Washington Post, April 11, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/11/alvin-bragg-lawsuit-jim-jordan-trump-investigation/
Banking
Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and Credit Suisse, 2023
Fig. 1. “The monument sign in front of the parking lot of the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters at 3003 West Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, California.” Photograph by Minh Nguyen, March 13, 2023, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nick Timiraos, “Fed Official: ‘We Need to Be Cautious’ on Raising Rates After Bank Failures,” Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2023, https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-official-we-need-to-be-cautious-on-raising-rates-after-bank-failures-f04b23ed
- [1]Times of Israel, “Netanyahu reinstates Gallant, blames last coalition for cross-border attacks, terror,” Times of Israel, April 10, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-reinstates-gallant-blames-previous-government-for-current-wave-of-attacks/↩