If government by consensus is “the American way” – and it is – why is there so little of it today? There are two main reasons: The first is ideology, a political disease inherited from the last century. Ideology is a man-made worldview within which all questions are answered up front. It demands total assent and obedience. In the ideological universe any doubt, question or dissent is at best a weakness to be eliminated, at worst a crime Read More …