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Today, as our republic approaches its 250th birthday in 2026, we are in a new era that has driven opinions to extremes, soured relationships, demolished behavioral norms, encouraged politicians to ...
CNN’s John Avlon writes that new House Speaker Mike Johnson’s words that “we don’t live in a democracy” show there’s a trend among right-wing leaders to dismiss a majoritarian democracy.
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem", said by Ronald Reagan. [18] "I will not exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience", said by Ronald Reagan in the second debate with Walter Mondale, defusing the age issue.
Kamala Harris could not have been more different. She reached out to centrist voters and ran a good campaign with a clear message about defending American democracy. Having someone deliver that ...
The idea that America is "a republic, not a democracy" has been a recurring theme in American Republicanism since the early 20th century. It declared that not only is majoritarian "pure" democracy a form of tyranny (unjust and unstable) but that democracy, in general, is a distinct form of government from republicanism and that the United ...
I believe in the United States of America, as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice ...
Light the candles and get ready to sing, because it's America's birthday!. Though it's hard to believe, Lady Liberty is celebrating 248 years of freedom this Fourth of July. But, of course, we ...
The world knows we do know how to save it. We, even we here, hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free—honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed; this could not fail.