Jennifer’s essay should shake you to the core. The erosion of democratic institutions is not just a government story. As expertise yields to loyalty, constitutional checks weaken, and public trust declines, the consequences ripple through national security, diplomacy, business, and the economy—and we ignore the costs at our peril. The Steady State warns of the present and projected consequences of the steady erosion of institutions that have, until now, sustained American democracy and national power. As professional expertise is continues to be replaced by political loyalty, as executive authority expands as congressional oversight recedes, fear is increasingly used to justify greater concentrations of power in the White House.
Jennifer’s essay should shake you to the core. The erosion of democratic institutions is not just a government story. As expertise yields to loyalty, constitutional checks weaken, and public trust declines, the consequences ripple through national security, diplomacy, business, and the economy—and we ignore the costs at our peril. The Steady State warns of the present and projected consequences of the steady erosion of institutions that have, until now, sustained American democracy and national power. As professional expertise is continues to be replaced by political loyalty, as executive authority expands as congressional oversight recedes, fear is increasingly used to justify greater concentrations of power in the White House.
Candidates with integrity, please.
The sky is falling --- or about to, for our would-be autocrat in his gold-plated Oval Office, come Nov. 3. Peacefully.
The sky is not falling. Read Maureen Dowd yesterday. Good humor is still alive and a wicked weapon.
Read CAT 5- war in 2033?-
Read this history of the past 25 years to understand our resilience and toughness.