We know from their words what the founding fathers believed. Madison and Hamilton in the Federalist Papers express their belief in the necessity for a government whose power is limited, with built-in safeguards against both the tyrant and the tyranny … Continue reading
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In ”How Democracies Die” a couple of political science professors outline the process that has repeatedly been followed as democratic government give way to autocracies, in the 1930s in Europe and in the postwar era in Peru, Venezuela, Chile and … Continue reading
President Trump must be the least devious conniver in history. If he were a boxer, he’d put Western Union out of business by telegraphing every punch. If he were a poker player, he’d be all tell and no show. If … Continue reading