https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2010/03/22/american-tyranny/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:42:30 -0400<![CDATA[More than a year ago, less than a month after the Obama Inauguration, I wrote about the threat of an emerging American tyranny, quoting Tocqueville&#8217;s nightmare scenario of a slow seduction of the American people who would willingly abandon freedom to a soft dictatorship that would appear to be democratic.  I was right about Obama&#8217;s intentions, but wrong about the reaction of the American people, which is central to the battle in which we are engaged.]]>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:51:55 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2010/03/22/american-tyranny-n186845