America vs Athens
Sunday, October 31st, 2004A snipet from John Stewart’s America: The Book: Compared with American democracy, the Athenian version seems simplistic, naive, and gay. Transcripts of early Athenian policy debates reveal a populace moved more by eloquence and rationality than demagogues and fear-mongering. Thankfully, this type of humane governance wasn’t allowed to take root. Oh, and Happy Hallow E’en [...]
