RSN: FOCUS: Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner | Precarious Democracy
03 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News FOCUS: Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner | Precarious Democracy Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner, Substack Excerpt: "The backdrop for President Joe Biden's address tonight should serve as a stark reminder: Democracy is always precarious, and a more perfect union is always a work in progress." President Biden frames the danger — and the midterms T he backdrop for President Joe Biden’s address tonight should serve as a stark reminder: Democracy is always precarious, and a more perfect union is always a work in progress. Even before this nation’s founding, as delegates gathered in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and again to draft the Constitution, there was no guarantee that their labors would produce a viable nation, or an enduring one. The United States that emerged was one of high ideals that were tragically unmatched by reality. Enfranchisement was severely limited, especially according to gender...