This Wednesday, hundreds of Republican members of Congress are expected to, essentially, vote to overturn the presidential election. It will be the most brazen attack on American democracy in modern history. Why is this happening? The answers lie in America’s distant past. Countries are like families. Generation after generation, traits reappear, sometimes after a period of hibernation. Strip away the superficial differences and you can see the continuities: Sally’s grandfather loved to tinker with radios, she likes taking apart iPhones. Jimmy looks nothing like his parents but bears a striking resemblance to his aunt.
American Democracy Has Never Been Secure
American Democracy Has Never Been Secure
American Democracy Has Never Been Secure
This Wednesday, hundreds of Republican members of Congress are expected to, essentially, vote to overturn the presidential election. It will be the most brazen attack on American democracy in modern history. Why is this happening? The answers lie in America’s distant past. Countries are like families. Generation after generation, traits reappear, sometimes after a period of hibernation. Strip away the superficial differences and you can see the continuities: Sally’s grandfather loved to tinker with radios, she likes taking apart iPhones. Jimmy looks nothing like his parents but bears a striking resemblance to his aunt.