The Republic is at Risk

Michigan State House, via Twitter

“A republic, if you can keep it.” Attributed to Benjamin Franklin

We are living through the deepest crisis in recent memory for the nation. It is not just a public health emergency, but also one of governance, This is a result of decades of attacks by the far right on expertise, the civil service and the size and scope of the federal government. It is, in fact, an attack on federalism itself. At this point, the essential…