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Plato famously opposed democracy, arguing for a 'government of the best qualified'; James Madison extensively studied the historic attempts at and arguments on democracy in his preparation for the Constitutional Convention; and Winston Churchill remarked that "No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that ...
Historians such as Charles A. Beard argue that No. 10 shows an explicit rejection by the Founding Fathers of the principles of direct democracy and factionalism, and argue that Madison suggests that a representative democracy is more effective against partisanship and factionalism. [3] [4]
Against Democracy is a book by American political philosopher Jason Brennan.It contains the writer's critical perspectives on democracy, a form of government in which the rights to rule are evenly given to every citizen, and argues for its replacement by the more limiting epistocracy, where such rights are achieved by the knowledgeable.
Former President Trump on Sunday claimed he is the “opposite” of a threat to democracy, pushing back against a longtime argument from President Biden in the wake of his hush money conviction.
Supporting internal democratic movements and using diplomacy may be far more successful and less costly. Thus, the theory and related research, if they were correctly understood, may actually be an argument against a democratic crusade. [35] [38] [205] Michael Haas has written perhaps the most trenchant critique of a hidden normative agenda ...
The first topic that Madison addresses is the differentiation between a republic and a democracy.. George Clinton, the Governor of New York and one of the foremost authors of the Anti-Federalist papers at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, cited Montesquieu, a political philosopher who authored "The Spirit of the Laws", [5] to support his argument.
If there is an argument against the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, it isn't that such an act would be "undemocratic", writes Thomas L. Knapp. "Democracy" doesn't work as an argument ...
When Vice President Kamala Harris took over as Democrats' presidential nominee, she shunted President Joe Biden's old messaging about the "soul of the nation," leaning instead into "joy" and the ...