Category: Politics

When people in power convince a population that every problem requires a political solution, that population is primed for authoritarianism. In other words, the population has adopted “The Dictatorship Mindset.” While political engagement is crucial to a functioning civil society, the politicization of every facet of life will eventually crush that society.

Sadly, most Americans have rejected the idea of sovereignty in the people and have instead reverted back to the pre-revolutionary British model of the government’s sovereignty. They’ve placed sovereign power in politically connected lawyers staffing the Supreme Court, and even the president. Americans can take back control over the federal government, but to do so, they must rediscover the founding principle of sovereignty in the people.