Democracy is under attack. Not only are our major institutions, Congress and the courts, failing to hold a lawless president in check, our electoral system — hammered by Citizens United, rampant gerrymandering, voter suppression and now Russian interference — is crumbling, too.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Why study history? Because it can save us from democratic collapse.
What the Founding Fathers can teach us about applied historical knowledge.
Perspective by John Jeffries Martin
May 21, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. EDT