In a previous editorial, Tom Morphet wonders whether a lack of participation in government has us “witnessing just the collapse of our democratic institutions or the beginning of the fall of our nation.” I argue both are occurring.
Republics suffer from constant clashes pitting “the few” against “the many.”These struggles feature battles between power and liberty. Constitutions drafted at the birth of republics attempt to build fortresses around the liberty of the many. These institutions are designed…