Democracy In The USA Is Dying

"On the second episode of Now & Then, “Investigating Democracy,” Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman discuss the history of congressional commissions, following the Senate Republican filibuster of the proposed commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection. Heather and Joanne look back on investigations of the 1856 caning of Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner, the 1871 Ku Klux Klan hearings, and the 1954 back-and-forth between Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Army. In the process, they explore the partisanship and lasting cultural impact of these commissions and what that says about the utility of a January 6th Commission." 

Click on the link below for a history lesson regarding how our form of government used to work.

Investigating Democracy

Understand People Before Trying To Change Them

We scientifically and humanistically oriented folks can see clearly the faulty thinking of magical thinkers. However, history shows that it is very difficult to change the thinking process of those with whom we disagree. Click on the link below for an interesting essay on a way to group US voters into 4 categories based on political history. While I and others may differ on the groupings, I think it covers pretty much the full political thought of the country.

How America Fractured into Four Parts