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Government “by the people” (II) (Gary Krenz)

Posted on October 5, 2026 by gdkrenz

In the last post in this series, we discussed prudential and existential reasons that democracy is, in some form, the appropriate form of government for free, equal, dignified human beings. Now, let’s dig a little deeper. Lincoln, in the Gettysburg Address, posed … Continue reading →

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Government “by the people”(I) (Gary Krenz)

Posted on September 24, 2026 by gdkrenz

I’d like to continue our meditation on Lincoln’s “formula for democracy” in the Gettysburg Address, “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” The prior posts in this series are here and here. We’re looking at the formula … Continue reading →

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“Government of the people, by the people, for the people”: A Prologue (Gary Krenz)

Posted on September 9, 2026 by gdkrenz

I have been re-reading Garry Wills’s 1992 masterful and transformative work, Lincoln at Gettysburg.1 Wills takes a deep dive into the Gettysburg Address: its place in the history of funerary oration, in the burial culture of mid-19th-century America, in the intellectual tradition … Continue reading →

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Two visions of citizenship

Posted on July 2, 2026 by gdkrenz

As you know, the Supreme Court has rejected Trump’s Executive Order seeking to end birthright citizenship. This is the good news. The bad news is that the decision was basically 5-1-3, or more accurately, from the standpoint of the basic constitutional principle, … Continue reading →

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A submission of facts to a candid world (Declaration musings I) (Gary Krenz)

Posted on December 31, 2025 by gdkrenz

Happy New Year! Tomorrow we enter the year of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. There will be much to review and discuss about America’s Revolution (I haven’t watched the Ken Burns documentary yet but look forward to it); … Continue reading →

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