If a Coup Happened in America, Would You Realize It?

Did We Witness a Coup on American Soil?

When we think of a coup d'etat, we tend to imagine violence tantamount to outright civil war. An ambitious general becomes power-hungry and leads an all-out assault on the elected government by trying to seize the capitol and usher in his own personal brand of authoritarianism.

This scene has played out across the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and …