But if they had truly implemented an earth-shattering transformation, then surely at least some faint tremors would have registered with the public. Instead, Biden’s popularity plunged early in his presidency and never recovered. There was no uptick in Biden’s approval rate produced by trustbusting, no green shoots that promised to blossom with more time.

Perhaps oligarchal control of the media means that when progress is actually made, it is not communicated to the populace.

Neo-Brandeisian ideas have drawn at least some support from Trump world.

This is probably necessary if we have any hope of re-taking our country back from fascism and oligarchy.

Well, I don’t know. The author of the piece definitely doesn’t agree, and I’m not sure if I do or not. I do know I personally think the root of our problems in the US are primarily the oligarchs. Fascists are a close second, with Evangelicals a close third.

First off this article is basically arguing that Lynn’s idea have become a religion in the Democratic party, and a religion that doesn’t answer anything.

Second, the ways to fix this from a rooted evidence based method are State based and start with RCV and proportional voting. But it also means intentionalizing a institutional investment in people and ideas in democratic ideals which is taught, trained, placed, and promoted over decades, specifically focused on taking regulatory authority seriously.

There’s more, but I’m tired of reading about ideas that critique without actionable answers. This is fixable but it’s going to take generation and intention… As well as attention… Which the American people don’t fucking have, even if we are all bloody angry.

Nah, there are at least two problems, with the other big one being zoning. Everything from climate change to the housing crisis to poor health due to sedentary lifestyles is caused by it.