Tag Archives: democracy

Government “of the people” (Gary Krenz)

Posted on November 1, 2026 by gdkrenz

In previous posts we have discussed Lincoln’s “government for the people” (here), where the people are the beneficiaries of the government’s actions, and “government by the people” (here and here), where the people are the agents of the government’s actions. … Continue reading →

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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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Corruption and Corruption (Gary Krenz)

Posted on September 22, 2026 by gdkrenz

For good reason, governmental corruption is much in the news now. The level of graft in the Trump Administration has reached astounding levels (I posted a brief overview a couple of months ago, and of course it has only grown since). A … Continue reading →

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Citizens demand impeachment (Dan Little)

Posted on September 18, 2026 by Daniel Little

Every day that passes brings more bad news from Donald Trump’s unhinged behavior. His actions and dictatorial executive orders have caused immeasurable harm to our country, our citizens and residents, our friends and allies in the world community, and the … Continue reading →

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Government “for the people” (Gary Krenz)

Posted on September 14, 2026 by gdkrenz

As I mentioned here, I am reflecting on “government of the people, by the people, for the people” as a formula to understand democracy. We will take the phrases in reverse order. So let’s begin: “government for the people.” This phrase … Continue reading →

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Remembering 9/11 (Gary Krenz)

Posted on September 11, 2026 by gdkrenz

Much is being spoken and written today about September 11, 2001 — much of it very good, much of it very thoughtful. It is, I think, hard to know what to say, and my feelings about the horrors of that … 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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Why democracy? (Gary Krenz)

Posted on September 5, 2026 by gdkrenz

A refrain that we often hear is along the lines of: most people are not motivated by appeals to save our democracy; the concept is too abstract; people are focused on bread-and-butter issues; maybe they can get exercised about the loss … Continue reading →

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Chaos and Resolve (Gary Krenz)

Posted on September 3, 2026 by gdkrenz

It is hard to imagine more chaos than we in the US face right now — though I fear we will find out what more is like. Certainly chaos as a function of time has had an upward slope. Trump’s … Continue reading →

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