A chilling tale, "Lady Liberty Marries a Dictator," unfolds in a Westampton University classroom. Dr. Stacy Crenshaw's presentation initially elicits amusement from her 31 students—amusement that quickly evaporates as the narrative's horrifying implications sink in. The story depicts a nightmarish ascent to power by Daniel Wright Sr., a Republican career criminal who leverages newfound billions to orchestrate a clandestine takeover of the American presidency. Wright's campaign, promising economic revival and national unity, masks a ruthless ambition. He systematically dismantles the foundations of American democracy, beginning with the eradication of diversity, equality, and inclusion initiatives. African Americans, scapegoated as the source of the nation's woes, become the primary victims of his tyranny, subjected to a horrifying resurgence of slavery within concentration camps. This brutal subjugation is facilitated by a pact with powerful Latino and Asian fascist groups, who secure their own privileges in exchange for complicity in the genocide against Black Americans. The ensuing reign is marked by pervasive corruption, societal disintegration, and the looming specter of foreign invasion. Wright's loyalists, strategically positioned throughout the nation, enforce his draconian edicts. Dissidents face arbitrary arrest, abduction, imprisonment, or execution. Martial law descends, confining citizens to their homes except for essential tasks, with interstate travel requiring government authorization. Wright's "America's Plan for Success," a cynical euphemism, culminates in a catastrophic dismantling of governmental structures, the purge of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, a crippling economic depression, and the isolation of America from the global community, culminating in withdrawal from NATO. Fear reigns supreme under Wright's iron fist until his ultimate demise at the hands of Tobias Helmsley, a trusted confidant turned assassin. The tale serves as a stark warning, a cautionary narrative of democratic fragility and the insidious threat of unchecked ambition.