Republics and the Ethical Ideal of Democracy
- patricklewisbaker
- Nov 8, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
A disturbing feature of the present moment in our public life is that both sides are accusing the other of being a threat to democracy. People who hold that the events of January 6, 2020, can be plausibly described as the worst insurrection since the Civil War identify the Republican candidate as the chief source of this threat. The wealthiest man in the world shouts back through his megaphone on “X” that the real threat to democracy comes from people who accuse the Republican nominee of endangering democracy. Both parties in the US now take the position that…