November 2023
Minorities that Benefit Democracy
Democracy is based on the free and fair election of majority rule. In autocracies, minorities rule: either a dictator or a minority party. However, another element of democracies is gradual change, usually proposed by a minority recognized over time as right. How else can we account for the changes that western civilization has experienced over time.
Slavery, for example, was considered a universal institution for centuries. Different civilizations practiced it in different ways. more...
Slavery, for example, was considered a universal institution for centuries. Different civilizations practiced it in different ways. more...
Minority Rule (2 of 2)
Our democracy is at a breaking point. About 40 percent of our population that votes Republican is divided: about half of them in the new Trump Cult and the other half left homeless. The Democratic Party is still devoted to democracy, but they are often like one hand clapping.
The country?s distress must be addressed, or we will wind up an autocracy, with or without Trump. The issues that must be met are the following:
The Electoral College, which gives too m more...
Minority Rule (1 of 2)
If one were to ask dozens of people on the street what is wrong with our country today, they would probably say the lies that have divided us into factions, or the tremendous gap in earnings between the corporate heads and the rest, or the corruption in the legal community (the Supreme Court the most) that suggests our justice system is crumbling
A new book, just released, has made me see a bigger picture about what is wrong with us and how it can be fixed. In the book: Ty more...
Political Corruption
There is nothing new about discovering people with trusted positions abusing that trust, taking bribes from those seeking special privileges. Corruption such as this can be found among such commonly trusted vendors as butchers selling tainted meat for a profit, food and drug inspectors taking bribes to pass foul products, judges taking bribes to overlook criminal behavior, and senators and representatives using their power to benefit bribers.
Lest one think this is only a more...