What's actually happening in El Salvador?

Nayib Bukele's "Iron Fist" seems to be working where previous iterations have failed, but nobody knows why

Here’s an interesting thought experiment: What if the leader of an infamously violent and crime-ridden country was able to massively improve public safety by violating liberal norms regarding human rights and the rule of law?

It’s such an interesting thought experiment that two recent articles have asked essentially that question about El Salvador. One b…