I subscribe to the Heritage Foundation's conclusion that this stopped being true some time in the 20th century. The faltering of our republic would be much easier for me to explain to normies, or debate shitlibs, if I had better vocabulary for the various methods of bottom-up participation. Same with economics; any discussion with IRL randoms involving minimum wage, unemployment, protectionism (tariffs, grocery store alcohol restrictions, occupational licensing) devolves into cliches and low-grade gametalk. Good populism (i.e. not trend chasing) stands a better chance if we can coax more regular Americans into thinking about substance instead of getting pawned/manipulated by low propensity baizuo issues (not to suggest that the culture-war shouldn't be fought).

I subscribe to the [Heritage Foundation's conclusion(https://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/administrative-state-constitutional-government) that this stopped being true some time in the 20th century. The faltering of our republic would be much easier for me to explain to normies, or debate shitlibs, if I had better vocabulary for the various methods of bottom-up participation. Same with economics; any discussion with IRL randoms involving minimum wage, unemployment, protectionism (tariffs, grocery store alcohol restrictions, occupational licensing) devolves into cliches and low-grade [gametalk](https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/11/11/the-gervais-principle-ii-posturetalk-powertalk-babytalk-and-gametalk/. Good populism (i.e. not trend chasing) stands a better chance if we can coax more regular Americans into thinking about substance instead of getting pawned/manipulated by low propensity baizuo issues (not to suggest that the culture-war shouldn't be fought).

I subscribe to the Heritage Foundation's conclusion that this stopped being true some time in the 20th century. The faltering of our republic would be much easier for me to explain to normies, or debate shitlibs, if I had better vocabulary for the various methods of bottom-up participation. Same with economics; any discussion with IRL randoms involving minimum wage, unemployment, protectionism (tariffs, grocery store alcohol restrictions, occupational licensing) devolves into cliches and low-grade [gametalk](https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/11/11/the-gervais-principle-ii-posturetalk-powertalk-babytalk-and-gametalk/. Good populism (i.e. not trend chasing) stands a better chance if we can coax more regular Americans into thinking about substance instead of getting pawned/manipulated by low propensity baizuo issues (not to suggest that the culture-war shouldn't be fought).