Tag Archives: #Democracy

An appeal to France (and Germany, and Spain, everywhere else)…scapegoating minorities (such as immigrants) is the oldest card in the autocratic playbook. Don’t fall for it like we* did!

Remember the “tyranny of the majority”? That fear Tocqueville held about US democracy? Autocrats rely on it, but it takes fear. Like a fire in a crowded theatre, an entire nation can (or just enough of it) be stampeded by … Continue reading →

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Time to Re-brand DEI?

A colleague asked that question. Here is my response: The problem imho is not the brand. The problem is, there is and always has been a very real battle in the US between those who want a more equal society, … Continue reading →

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