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According to Putnam, the more we prioritize our private bubbles over public life, the more we disconnect from our local surroundings. This has weakened American democracy. Fewer people are engaged in politics, and those who do are often at the political poles. With less social capital, our neighborhoods are connected by fewer informal, reciprocal t... See more
to participate in the great decisions of government. There was, Lippmann brooded, no “intrinsic moral and intellectual virtue to majority rule.” Lippmann’s disenchantment with democracy anticipated the mood of today’s elites. From the top, the public, and the swings of public opinion, appeared irrational and uninformed. The human material out of wh
... See moreMartin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
government’s most important function: to help people “caught in the tentacles of circumstance,” to help them fight forces too big for them to fight alone.
Robert A. Caro • Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
1. Ensure everyone is equally subject to and protected by the law (judicial) 2. Allow everyone to influence the law (legislative) 3. Elect leaders to enforce the laws and operate the public infrastructure (executive).
every.to • Twitter as a City-State
