Tag Archives: failures of democracy

Direct democracy or street senate?

Posted on 2026-10-03 by TPOL Nathan

Somehow, a TPOL staffer was directed to a very strange “personal” commercial website that had this gem on the landing page: Shouldn’t Democracy have a backup system, where a majority of the people assembles in the streets and replaces their … Continue reading →

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Political animals

Posted on 2024-06-14 by TPOL Nathan

Politics today involves every aspect, perhaps every moment of life. Generally for the negative. This is particularly true of the lovers and advocates of democracy: the “one-person, one-vote” and “majority rules” crowd. Or as some put it, “the voice of … Continue reading →

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