As August unfolds in one of the warmest summers on record, a chill is coming from the White House that should give us all pause because the whiff of authoritarianism hangs over the Capitol — and the rest of the land. And it is not just from the National Guard being put on the streets in Washington, D.C.

On Aug. 1, the federal Labor Department issued a monthly jobs report showing the weakest pace of hiring for any three-month period since the pandemic recession in 2020. Yes, 73,000 jobs were added in July, but it was far below expectations. Was the Trump economy tanking only seven months after he took office?

The president, who cannot accept bad news, even if true, proceeded to fire Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the long-time commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He accused her of

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