lawlessness

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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

Windward AI's Michelle Wiese Bockmann calls the area "an epicentre of maritime lawlessness", where dozens of tankers gather to store or transfer Iranian oil.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 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

“You don’t treat lawlessness with other lawlessness, and that’s what’s happened here,” he said Sunday on ABC News’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

And God ordered his left hand, the angel Gabriel, to go down to Earth and stop the lawlessness.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley