The Naked Emperor: The Rise and Delusions of Nayib Bukele's Dictatorship

A searing profile of El Salvador's most powerful man, by a journalist he forced into exile.

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president since 2019 and a man who markets himself as his country's savior, has become a standard-bearer for the Right across the Americas. But while his highly publicized crackdown on gangs has improved public safety and fueled his popularity, it has also obscured the profound democratic breakdown happening under his rule.

Writing from exile after facing arrest for his jour...