We Rejoice in Our Democracy

[The online class] is convinced they need to save America from itself, and specifically, that they need to save America from 50% of its citizens… Those people are America! You can’t save American democracy from half the electorate. It doesn’t work that way. You have to deal with your fellow citizens. There’s no shortcut. There’s no one final victory where the music swells and lights come up and we all clap.

— Megan McArdle, “No, You Stole the Election! (Part 3),” Reflector


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