The Founders Never Meant the US to Be a Democracy ^88.5%

Jacobin - By Doug Henwood - 7/1/2026, 9:32 AM

Biased Writer Voice 62.3% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 46.5% - Genetic Fallacy 31.9%

One of the great contradictions of American life is that we think of ourselves as a democracy, a model for the world, but one with a profoundly rich elite that exercises enormous influence over politics. Although we often feel (correctly) that democracy is eroding in the United States, we shouldn’t forget that, despite our image, our... more