# Has the U.S. crossed into competitive authoritarianism?

https://mins.news/en/video/101839

- CBC News, 2026-10-15 16:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYJ8Y8xd8C4

> Since Donald Trump began his second term, some have accused him of eroding democracy and the rule of law. Political scientist Lucan Way says the U.S. has definitively crossed into what he calls competitive authoritarianism, and discusses what it entails and whether it can be reversed.