Not for Sale
As the American colonists multiplied and elaborated their impassioned descriptions of 18th century British political cor [...]
Democracy at the Headwaters
One of the dimensions of ongoing democratic strength that I highlighted in chapter 8 of Citizens Uniting was the phenome [...]
The House will be in Order
Those were the words with which, following a few sharp raps of the gavel, I opened each day’s session of the Montana Hou [...]
Media and Democracy in an Era of Mistrust
Faithful to its stated belief “that enlightened discussion of public policy is the cornerstone of our democracy,” the Bu [...]
Our Bipolar Political Disease
Seeking to “increase the chances of issue and solution-oriented candidates to move on from the primary to the general el [...]
What Does Self-Determination Mean to You?
Most of us would probably agree that democracy has something to do with self-determination, although few of us might be [...]
Good Mayors: Better Citizens
Earlier this summer, Mike Kadas, who had succeeded me as mayor of Missoula back in 1996, asked me if I would join him an [...]
Landscapes of Democracy
Last week, while the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol cont [...]
Democracy as Human(e) Being
As we so deeply mourn for those killed, injured, and bereaved by the violence in Ukraine, our grief goes hand in hand wi [...]
The Search for a New Justice
President Biden is in the process of winnowing his short list on the way to nominating the first Black woman to the Supr [...]
