Before the 2016 election, some historians and journalists compared Trump’s ascension with Hitler’s rise to power in Germany before World War II. Now that
Tag: Democracy
There is still time to write to your electors
I used to think that Donald Trump might be the lesser of multiple “evils” among Republican choices for president. At best, he might be
Democracy at the bat: Post-Trump edition
With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer, the author—in 1888—of this famous poem, here is my updated, truncated, post-Trump 2016-election version of “Casey at the
Hello Fourth Estate – Democracy in Missouri Needs You
Last night, I attended the forum for Congressional candidates in Missouri’s Second District sponsored by the League of Women Voters. It was terrific, except
Democratic [and Republican] caucuses are not very democratic.
What’s so [small-d] democratic about this year’s [capital D] Democratic and Republican caucuses? Not much. The first time I caucused–back in 1972, in Missouri–I
We need a new presidential primary system, ASAP
The 2016 presidential primary season has started for real–kicked off by the Iowa caucuses. But our current presidential primary system is a disaster for
Trump: The man who would be king
“A certain kind of rich man afflicted with the symptoms of moral dandyism sooner or later comes to the conclusion that it isn’t enough
Democracy watch, Nov. 2015: Two steps forward [ME, WA], one huge step back [NJ]
This November, people who care about enhancing democratic principles have a few things to feel good about. But, in the toxic political environment that
Oregon’s new voter registration law: This is what democracy really looks like
As of this week, Oregon has a new system for registering voters. Under the law signed on Monday, March 16, Oregon citizens are automatically
Modernized, socially conscious “Cinderella” is still a fairy tale
A friend and I went to see the Rodgers and Hammerstein rendition of “Cinderella” at the Fox Theater in St. Louis yesterday. I don’t