Column: The United States Faces a Sovereignty Crisis
The death of the American state as we know it is no longer a hypothesis.
A Brief Note Before Reposting
I’d like to share the English translation of my latest column published by El Ciudadano, a paper that has chosen to platform my commentary on the situation unfolding in the United States. The irony here is striking: while no local media outlet has been willing to publish my findings, international platforms have stepped in to carry the truth. That fact alone speaks volumes—not only about the content of this piece, but about the quiet, deliberate soft-censorship being imposed on anyone who dares to speak plainly.
The United States is going through a period of profound contradictions. The administration of President Donald Trump has launched a disproportionate and irregular escalation against the civilian population of Los Angeles County —circumventing legal protocol and overriding the authority of California Governor Gavin Newsom. National Guard units were mobilized without state consent—an action not only unprecedented but provocative, especially given that both city and county officials insisted the protests were within local capacity to manage—until the arrival of federal agents in what appears to have been a deliberately orchestrated escalation.
In the wake of this federal overreach, White House Deputy Director for Policy and Homeland Security Stephen Miller has launched what can only be described as a coordinated national propaganda effort—using the language of militarism to incite Trump loyalists and deploy federal power against the political opposition. Miller called immigration an “invasion” and labeled the Democratic Party —and by extension, any dissenting political views—as “the language of insurrection.” At the same time, right-wing media figures, including Fox News ’ John Roberts , have circulated a purported phone log of the president that purportedly contradicts the governor’s version of events. But the timeline doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. It reads like a fabricated narrative—designed to generate chaos, not inform the public.
The irony here is hard to ignore. For decades, Washington has openly interfered in the internal affairs of other countries, exploiting fractures in civil society and weaknesses in jurisdictional cohesion to impose agendas aligned with its geopolitical interests. It has denounced central governments for ignoring the will of local communities, promoting the narrative of self-governance, the rule of law, and decentralized sovereignty. Yet today, in Los Angeles—a city with a democratically elected government, competent law enforcement, and its own internal legal infrastructure—the same US federal government is attempting to override local control through the use of militarized force and political theatrics.
Where was the procedural escalation? Where was the respect for due constitutional process? Absent. Trampled.
Meanwhile, even the symbolism of the protests has come under attack. Critics—particularly from the far right—have chastised Angelenos for waving Mexican flags during the demonstrations, demanding that they display the American flag instead. This demonstrates not only a cultural disconnect but also a historical ignorance. California was once part of Mexico . Chicano pride runs deep in the region. This insistence on cultural homogeneity and performative patriotism is a form of exclusion—and is deeply un-American.
Federal officials defend their actions by claiming a constitutional right to enforce federal law when local jurisdictions fail. In principle, this is true. But the legal process for such escalation exists precisely to prevent arbitrary abuses. In this case, that process was completely ignored. Even more damning: there are regions of the United States right now where the Constitution is functionally suspended, and federal agencies have refused to intervene—exposing a double standard at the heart of the crumbling American rule of law.
Take Northern Kentucky , where I founded the Northern Kentucky Truth & Accountability Project to investigate the state’s systemic collapse. We’ve uncovered evidence of deep criminality by local and state actors that federal authorities have ignored for years.
A shocking case is that of Tim Nolan, a former Campbell County judge currently serving a life sentence for trafficking women and minors. Despite clear signs of a broader criminal network, federal agencies refused to fully investigate or prosecute.
Across the river, in Cincinnati, the collapse continues. In Hamilton County , a grieving father, Ryan Hinton , reportedly took the law into his own hands after his son was killed by police—almost certainly believing justice would never come through official channels. Now, the state is seeking the death penalty. Last week, in Over-the-Rhine, Ryan Heringer was stabbed to death in his home. Police arrested his wife and offered conflicting accounts to the press. Crime is soaring, trust in law enforcement is evaporating, and the institutions charged with maintaining order are spiraling out of control.
If the Constitution isn't applied everywhere, then it isn’t a Constitution at all. It becomes a selective instrument of political imposition—invoked to crush dissent and ignored when those in power protect their own. This isn’t the rule of law. It’s the rule of force, wrapped in legal fiction.
What we are witnessing is a civilizational collapse—the collapse of the constitutional order and the emergence of a crisis of sovereignty. When the center can no longer sustain the periphery, the periphery will act in its own defense. And in such a context, protest ceases to be a demand for rights—it becomes the embodiment of the law where the law has failed.
To the international community, this is a warning. The United States is no longer a stable constitutional democracy. Unless there is an urgent course correction, the trajectory is clear: collapse, fragmentation, ruin. The death of the American state as we know it is no longer a hypothesis.