
an appearance that shattered a decades-old norm designed to insulate the department from political interference—a safeguard established in response to President Richard Nixon’s abuses of power.
So was it an actual law to be enforced or just a norm that can be “shattered” without consequence? How can it be a safeguard against abuse of power if it does nothing to stop this power abuser?
Despite all her frustration with the language, she speaks it very well. And she’s totally right of course, Wikipedia even includes the demonym in the cheat sheet on every country page, just because no one ever knows them.