Mark Twain famously said God made idiots for practice, then made school boards. Whatever else we might be tempted to think about the idiotic behavior of the local school district, we should start by remembering that we elect them… Or, as is more often the case in Texas, we ignore the elections where the school board is elected.
The lack of political accountability has allowed cronyism and corruption to undermine our republic.
In the fandom culture of the 21st Century, we’re rewarded for misdirecting our zeal.
We exist to help you be more effective as a citizen.
If this republic conceived in liberty will long endure, it will only be because we—the people—are committed to the work of practical self-governance.
