Book Review: How Democracies Die
A Strong Diagnosis, But the Wrong Cure: An Important Book That Misses Madison’s Greatest Insight ★★★★☆ (4/5) How Democracies Die […]
A Strong Diagnosis, But the Wrong Cure: An Important Book That Misses Madison’s Greatest Insight ★★★★☆ (4/5) How Democracies Die […]
When the Other Side Looks Like Idiots One of the least useful questions in modern politics is also one of
The Limits of Norms: Madison’s Answer to Political Polarization Read More »
Why We Celebrate the Declaration but Neglect the Constitution As America approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence,
Is compulsory voting an answer, or just a warning sign? A few years ago, I was talking with some Australian
Civic Duty Voting and the Small-Faction Problem in Knox County Read More »
What Happens When Everyone Thinks Several Moves Ahead? “Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!”
Elections determine who wins. Character determines how we behave when we lose. One of the most overlooked tests of republican
My recent Alaska post about vomiting generated far more interest than I expected. Apparently, announcing to the world that you
What a Lowercase Letter Might Tell Us About America Most Americans have never noticed it. I didn’t. In the Declaration
What the Declaration of Independence can teach us about AI, originality, and the craft of writing. I have a confession.
Thomas Jefferson, ChatGPT, and the Question of Authorship Read More »
Here is why. Americans blame social media for modern political polarization. Others blame Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Fox News, MSNBC,
I Blame Ted Kennedy for Everything Wrong with America Today Read More »