This article, written by Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, can be found in the October 2018 print edition of the The Atlantic as part of a larger series titled, Is Democracy Dying.
The opening sentence of this article is profound. “The U.S. Constitution was and is imperfect.” No other written description of this foundational document summarizes and neutralizes the partisan and polarizing comments and attacks from both the right and the left.
This article explores how the increasing tribal nature of politics and social agendas is eroding the foundational understanding of this nations guiding principles. Both the right and the left have grown or choose to remain deaf to the U.S. Constitution’s siren call for political and social freedom, defined by the peoples support of an idea greater than their tribes ethnic background, religious proclivity, or social uniqueness.
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