The 11 nations of North America, Colin Woodward and Tufts/Brian Stauffer in Business Insider

One of the shortcomings of my trip around the country is that I never really penetrated America's conservative community of thought. Undoubtedly, a contributing factor was a nai...

A recent article in Vox got me thinking about our "democratic project," especially after reading James Fallow's piece earlier in the week. A particular quote by the author jumped out, because it resonates in the space between local engagement and national governance:

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 "Even as the national government induces distrust and despair," James Fallows writes in the Atlantic, "most polls show rising faith in local governance."

This resonates as a key message out of A Search for America. In interview after interview, while I generally h...

In an earlier post, I'd referenced a Journal of Democracy article about some interesting findings that suggest many citizens in democratic nations would willingly "trade" or give up aspects of a healthy democracy for greater economic security. The Economist provides so...