Archive | February 17, 2009

Epigrams from Attention Deficit Democracy (2006)

Epigrams from Attention Deficit Democracy by James Bovard (Palgrave, 2006) Americans have devoted far more effort to spreading democracy than to understanding it. Modern democracy is far more effective at unleashing government than at protecting individuals. When people blindly assume that their leaders are trustworthy, the biggest liars win. Rather than a democracy, we increasingly […]

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