The clam inside the shell
Richard Shenkman’s article below, about a paper by Shawn Rosenberg, discusses a perspective on people and politics that does not comport Jefferson’s views.
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End of democracy
We all want to be left alone. In the past we valued democracy, because it seemed the best path to a good life. We tolerated politicians, because they did not come around that often. The contract we had with them seemed to work well enough. This round seems different. This time, democratic institutions could continue to wane for several generations.
Democracy
I’m sentimental, if you know what I mean
I love the country but I can’t stand the scene.
Tyranny in the United States
Max Boot wrote an article in today’s Wall Street Journal about the possibility that the United States could become a …
From Dictatorship to Democracy
Recently I read From Democracy to Dictatorship: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation by Gene Sharp. I’d like to write a …
Dictatorship to Democracy
Recently I read Gene Sharp’s From Dictatorship to Democracy. I also re-watched Ridley Scott’s and Russell Crowe’s Robin Hood. If …
The Jeffersonian 