The Oligarchic Turn: Wealth, Power, and the Decline of American Democracy

I. The Abdication of Democracy The United States was founded as a democratic republic, a nation where governance was entrusted to the people and their elected representatives. Yet, in the present age, democracy appears increasingly untenable, not because of external threats, but because the citizenry itself seems willing to surrender its role in self-governance. Rather […]

The Oligarchic Turn: Wealth, Power, and the Decline of American Democracy

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