Throughline

The story of July 4th is messier than you remember

The second sentence is a mission statement for our nation a nation in which the governor comes not from the divine right of kings or the sword of conquerors, but by a social contract that's signaled in the very first word of the sentence.

Idea Knock Down

Should There Be a Wealth Limit for Politicians? | Idea Knock Down | TED

Authoritarianism is uh flaring up around the globe. Not because of anything authoritarianism is doing right, but because of what democracy is getting wrong and in particular that democracy is not delivering like real tangible improvements in people's lives, in particular financial improvements and there is a massive correlation between countries that have extreme uh income inequality and see erosions of democracy, which is understandable because like why would you vote for a system that isn't working for you?

Pivot

Kara Swisher: Elon Musk Is “Losing It On The Stand” | Pivot

I think we've become complacent. I think we've taken a lot of our our norms and our rights for granted and that people I think people are complacent and I I'd like to think that the midterms will show maybe that they're not.