A Democracy, If You Can Keep It

A Democracy, If You Can Keep It

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Classical v. Progressive Education
A better way to prepare our kids for democratic citizenship
Jan 12 • James Traub
Doing Bad Things For Bad Reasons
America In The Age of Conquest
Jan 5 • James Traub
Winter Meditations
Do we have any better angels left?
Dec 31, 2025 • James Traub
My Holiday From You-Know-Who
Books, hoops, colleagues
Dec 22, 2025 • James Traub
The Illiberal World Order
Trump's national security strategy proposes to save the West by first destroying it
Dec 15, 2025 • James Traub
The Trumpian Case Against Birthright Citizenship
It's un-American, but the Supreme Court still might accept it
Dec 8, 2025 • James Traub
One Afghan Is One Too Many
Donald Trump seizes on the pretext he's been waiting for
Dec 1, 2025 • James Traub
"You Don't Have The Cards"
Donald Trump's shameful "peace plan" for Ukraine
Nov 24, 2025 • James Traub
A Democracy, If You Can Keep It
A Democracy, If You Can Keep It
Instead of whining about the crisis of democracy, I explore real solutions to it.
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