When Clowns Run the Show
Still Think that Our War on Expertise and the White House’s Culture of Incompetence Doesn’t Affect You? Think Again.
Democraticus- The Democratist
This enewsletter is devoted to identifying what we Americans must do to improve our civic literacy in order to protect and sustain our democracy against the looming threat of authoritarianism, the greatest threat it has faced since the Civil War.
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Anyone? Anyone?
Can Anyone Remember Much of Anything from Their Civics Class, and Why is that Important for the Future of U.S. Democracy?
Another “War”- the War Against Expertise
How We are Creating a “Culture of Incompetence” in Our Government
July 4th is in Our “Rear View Mirror”- Are We Allowing the Freedoms of the American Revolution to be Destroyed?
Could Our 250th July 4th Independence Day Celebration be our Last as a Democracy?
Democraticus' July 4th “Silver Lining” Reflections from a “July 4th Baby”
We’ve Lived through the Bicentennial, but this Semiquintennial is Different. Here’s Why
The Night the River Rose- Texans are Still Getting a Crash Course in What Civics and Governance is Really All About
“The country has to awaken every now and then to the fact that the people are responsible for the government they get...” Harry Truman
Cash for Cages
Building the American Gulag Through Privatization
The Highest Cost of Government Corruption to America
Is the Cost Measured Only in Dollars or By Some Other Measure?
Do We Understand the Irony of this Moment?
Or Have We Forgotten the Evil We Once Stood Against Less than One Hundred Years Ago?
What Makes a Presidency Truly Dangerous?
How Would You Answer that Question? Here’s an Answer to Consider