Scott - the more I read your work (mind you my college degree is in political science), the more I think that we need to revamp civic education. Looking back, it makes sense that we started with the Articles of Confederation given the failed experience of patrimonialism over several millennia. I wish more people understood this history on how the Constitution is designed to replace the corruption and incompetence of patrimonialism. As Yuval Levin wrote recently, we created a system to pursue public policy through argument instead of force. Keep up the great work!
Scott - the more I read your work (mind you my college degree is in political science), the more I think that we need to revamp civic education. Looking back, it makes sense that we started with the Articles of Confederation given the failed experience of patrimonialism over several millennia. I wish more people understood this history on how the Constitution is designed to replace the corruption and incompetence of patrimonialism. As Yuval Levin wrote recently, we created a system to pursue public policy through argument instead of force. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for reading. Citing Yuval Levin always gets top marks in my book. Excellent insights as always!