Voting for Republicans is Voting for Fascism
It is up to all of us to be honest and clear eyed about what it means to support such a party that doesn’t support democracy
Tagged: democracy
The Case for Bernie Sanders
Symposium: The Sanders’ candidacy (and hopefully, eventual presidency) is an important step re-situating the Democratic Party as one built around the needs of working people and as a bulwark against right-wing populism.
An Indian Election
A primer on the Indian presidential election, Indian politics, and Indian history.
Legitimacy and the So-Called House Popular Vote
Much ink has been spilt since Donald Trump’s election regarding the legitimacy of the U.S. government system, the fortitude of the rule of law, and the viability of American democracy. What do the 2018 election results tell us about those big, scary issues?
Bad Moon Rising
“November 8, 2016, 4pm. My boss swings by my desk. She’s smiling, putting her coat on, talking of champagne with neighbors. She leaves, I check Facebook. Lots of selfies. One from Liv- white pantsuit, red ‘I voted’ sticker, red lipstick to match. It’s all planned. I close it. I flash back to 2004, downtown Hilton, DNC headquarters. A young democrat plays a hopeful melody on the lobby piano while we all get drunk in the ballroom bracing for victory, which never comes.”
The MMA of Electoral Fraud
An intellectual experiment. Let’s play the role of electoral fraudster. Come, and conspire for a moment, and let us see whether we might realize benefit from subverting the integrity of American democracy.
…And whether we’ve now been presented with evidence that this is actually happening.
In Praise of Indirect Democracy
Public opinion is a wonderful regulator of governments, but only when circumscribed by well-constructed institutions.
We are Still Conflicted and Uncomfortable with Democracy
Americans constantly re-elect a congress they despise, and they hold other contradictory views too. We are still deeply uncomfortable with this whole democracy thing.
A Desperate Plea for a Renewal of Citizenship
Because of neglect of the role of the broader role of citizenship, Americans can blame themselves for the unenlightened bitterness and abject stagnation of politics. We can do better, but it will require a renewed interest in achieving common things instead of individual victories. It will require taking our job as participants in a democracy more seriously.
Linky Friday #154: Whisky, Sexy, Freedom
This week! Religion, Nature, Democracy, Education, Sex, and Freedom!
Election Time in the Rockies
I suspect that my off-off-year ballot is different from most of yours in more ways than one.
Democracy and Coercion
“So you get angry at being portrayed as a caricature, and your notion of dispelling that image is to say “Democracy is coercion”?
OK, let’s explore that.
Just because you’re paranoid…
A recently released study by Princeton and Northwestern claims that Democracy, for all intents and purposes, no longer exists in the United States.
Vive La France!
Félicitations, nos amis. C’est la triomphe de la liberté, égalité, et l’amour. Célébrer et soyez joyeux!
Sketching a National Security State Saner Than Today
As my isolation from the chattering classes continues, I’m inclined to go into hypotheticals and counter-factuals. One such hypothetical I returned to over the past few days is the following: What would a saner...
