Dr. Bob Burns, the eminence grise of South Dakota political science, rises to the defense of our imperiled democracy and calls on all of us…
Tag: democracy
You don’t need to be a university professor to recognize that radical right-wingers are threatening to kill democracy in America. But 119 (and counting—they’re still…
A new poll from South Dakota News Watch and the Chiesman Center for Democracy shows just how out of step Senator Al Novstrup and his anti-democracy…
For the biggest, meanest, most dangerous attack on initiative in South Dakota, turn to Representative Fred Deutsch’s House Bill 1054, which would price grassroots, volunteer…
I seem to recall that, back in 2017, when the South Dakota Senate prepared to offend democracy by repealing Initiated Measure 22, there was some…
The two biggest stories of 2020 in South Dakota and across our nation were the pandemics of coronavirus and Trumpism. Both pandemics threaten the survival…
One more bonus for South Dakota’s stocking—Jo Johnson’s cartoon impression of what Santa Joe may bring us in 2021: But remember: democracy and good government…
What a thrill it was to switch on my radio last night after supper and hear a real adult giving a real speech about our…
I’ve heard some strains of misguided disengagement from politics, like Cedric Humphrey’s question to Joe Biden in the October 15 public forum about young Black…
In good news, Americans are standing up for democracy and signing up to work the polls on November 3: A month ago, Ohio Secretary of…