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Steven Simon: What Trump’s ‘Triumphal Arch’ Really Means for America

Sep 30, 2026

Steven Simon, Distinguished Visiting Fellow with the Davidson Institute, co-authors an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times examining President Trump’s planned triumphal arch. The authors argue that it reflects a broader homeland security approach of militarizing domestic law and order.

“Trump’s focus on coercively subverting American democracy poses strategic as well as civic problems.”

Read here.