His attacks on the institutions seemed like minor tweaks at first, but, over time, Rome sank into autocracy.
Trump's attacks on the institutions of government have been so fast and brutal, however, that many people made the choice without torment: they left.
The blatant attacks on the institutions charged with upholding ethical standards - the OCE and the OGE - coupled with the obvious disregard from incoming President Trump and some of his Cabinet members for resolving their own conflicts, leaves us deeply concerned about the state of ethics in the new administration.
Nor could the war be won without a direct attack on the institution of slavery, which was the basis of the South's political cohesion and economic strength.
This sauce, it turns out, is a prelude to a more sustained attack on the institution of marriage and the shackles of conventional home life.
For five days last week, the White House and its Capitol Hill allies did urgent battle against what they perceive, or say they perceive, as an attack on the institution of marriage.
By Hendrik Hertzberg For five days last week, the White House and its Capitol Hill allies did urgent battle against what they perceive, or say they perceive, as an attack on the institution of marriage.
In the South, her indictment of slavery through the odious figure of Legree was likened to a "malignant" attack on the institution of marriage, as if she had chosen a wife-beater to represent "the normal condition of the relation" between loving spouses.
In both cases, the ticket I strongly support has missed an opportunity to speak for these Americans, who are deeply troubled by the undermining of this sanctity and by the attack on the institution of marriage between a man and a woman.
McDonald sees this as an attack on the institution of slavery.
