It might have made for good propaganda but the Founding Fathers will have been well aware that George III was not an absolute autocrat in England, never mind America. That their independence was won … (View Post)

The leadership of the Republican Party does not want consensus; they *want* division. They are not interested in goodwill, they are not interested in democracy, opposition or the rule of law. (View Post)

And how do you propose they do that, by themselves? Actually, there may be a way but if it's viable for them then it's also viable for Trump, Musk and co to rewrite the constitution to their own liki… (View Post)

There are five stages to a democratic process. Undermining any one undermines the whole. 1. Registration. Can voters, candidates and parties register without undue restrictions, and are accurate reco… (View Post)

Russia very rarely loses wars on the battlefield. Much more often, it loses them on the home front. That has to be Ukraine's grand strategy here too. The Kremlin is overheating its economy because of… (View Post)