Monthly Archives

April 2018

Change & the rate of change
Social Media Promotes More Fractionation/Tribalism?

Are you an active user of Facebook, or Twitter? A very large fraction of the population would reply in…
April 30, 2018
Education, Government & Law
Remember your Civics Class?

It is a shameful statistic: In 2016 only a quarter of Americans could name all three branches of the…
April 23, 2018
Organized religion and community
Christian Fundamentalism vs. Islamic Fundamentalism – Different Impacts on our Democracy?

When we consider this question, let’s start with some definitions. Wikipedia defines Islamic fundamentalism as: Islamic fundamentalism has been…
April 16, 2018
Capitalism, economy & financial well-being in America, Education, Jobs
Correlation Between Unionism and Wage Growth?

One of the things that seems to be plaguing our democracy is the discontent prompted by the slow to…
April 9, 2018
Capitalism, economy & financial well-being in America, Other (abstracted) Views
Excerpts From: A debt crisis is on the horizon – The Washington Post

Excerpts from: A debt crisis is on the horizon – The Washington Post The writers are senior fellows and economists…
April 4, 2018
Government & Law
Definition of a Political Party

For as long as we can remember we have lived with two political parties. And except for the last…
April 2, 2018

A Theory About a Possible Root Cause of Political Polarization February 18, 2019
We continue to see and experience it – extreme polarization of not only Washington politics, but the American electorate. … The post A Theory About a Possible Root Cause of Political Polarization appeared first on Democracy Forum.
A Possible Plan to Fix Our Ailing Democracy? February 11, 2019
It is quite obvious that our democracy is suffering. The political process is broken. The polarization is so strong… The post A Possible Plan to Fix Our Ailing Democracy? appeared first on Democracy Forum.
An Improved Legislative Process for Our Times? February 4, 2019
We live in a time when the political process is combative and confrontational. We are very polarized with many… The post An Improved Legislative Process for Our Times? appeared first on Democracy Forum.