This is the third installment in the short blog series, Cleanup on Aisle 47, which is meant to present ideas on rebuilding and strengthening U.S. democracy. POTUS Breaking Every Democratic Norm Donald J. Trump is a piece of work, isn’t he? He has broken every democratic norm and law he can think of, taking a metaphorical wrecking ball to the Constitution and a literal one to the East Wing of the White House. He has…
This is the second installment in the short blog series, Cleanup on Aisle 47, which is meant to present ideas on rebuilding and strengthening U.S. democracy. Reclaiming Our Democratic Values Before launching into specific ideas for improving U.S. democracy, we need to figure out where we are going, which requires reexamining and reclaiming our democratic values. What does it mean to be an American? What are we trying to accomplish for the country and the…
Happy Independence Day and 250th Anniversary of the United States of America! This feels like a good time to release the first installment of Cleanup on Aisle 47, a short blog series to share ideas on how to strengthen democracy in the United States. I have been noodling on these thoughts for over a year and started getting them into organized posts over the 2025 winter holidays. They are meant to counteract Project 2025, The…