Archive: democracy in america

• Apathetic toward Apathy?

  By MRazavi October 24, 2011

  [caption id="attachment_2953" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="Since 1294, in the canton of Appenzell, Switzerland, citizens assemble in the town square to practice direct democracy. Their asse

  Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog Tags: American Dream, democracy in america, elections, Political Participation, politics, Politics and Society, presidential rhetoric, US Elections, US Presidential Elections, voter behavior, voter turnout, voting

• New Media: Just Freedom Flashing?

  By SInman October 6, 2011

  Podcast [audio src="http://gnovisjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Democracy-reduced-1.mp3"] Life is filled with moments of parts coming together to make a whole.  We see this in the branches an

  Category: Podcast Tags: democracy in america, Patrick Deneen, rise of individualism, the social animal, Tocqueville Forum, tyranny of the majority, what it means to be free