Why does the Supreme Court Justice position matter? \ It's truly a shame to have lost Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I send nothing but love and peace to the family.
Is Democracy Really Dying? After much reading and understanding the four forms of government, I'm left feeling perplexed and almost pessimistic. While the reading was beautiful and poetic at times, it almost felt like a facade. For instance, when socrates went on to discuss democracy being that of an "embroided robe", I couldn't help but smile. I came to understand democracy as this very metaphor: our society is rich in diversity of people, races, and ideologies all wanting to contribute to create a better/just world. However, I wasn't too surprised when Socrates began to show how a democratic leader turns into a tyrant. Such a leader becomes drunk off of freedom and finds any means necessary maintain such power. This leader will manipulate the trust or fear of the people below him and use it towards his advantage. Doesn't that sound familiar? Trump mongered fear of Americans who thought their "jobs were being taken away", "criminals we...