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lawlessness

[law-lis-nis] / ˈlɔ lɪs nɪs /


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On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick brings together two of the sharpest observers of Trump-era lawlessness to map exactly what this is and why it matters.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Hilton, a former Fox News host, wrote in an email that “every sane person is horrified by the scenes of chaos and lawlessness in Minneapolis, and most of all that people are getting killed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

And yet, in a version of Britain the rest of Europe has abandoned to death and lawlessness, Kelson survives because of his dedication to artistic and scientific curiosity.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

He describes a "lawlessness" among some of the travelling public - mostly younger people - which he believes has got worse in 38 years of driving Birmingham's bus routes.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

It was then that the heavens heard the cries of those men who had died from the lawlessness of the Earth.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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