Reconstructing American Democracy
( Getty / The Atlantic) The country continues to struggle through the Trump regime's destruction American democracy , even during the semiquincentennial . At the same time, two of the architects behind the rise of modern American fascism, Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell are finally dead. Trump is likely to die soon too . After all, 80 year-old demented bigots fueled by diet coke, fast food, and obsessive social media habits aren't exactly known for their longevity. And given the current polling around the upcoming midterm elections showing widespread anger over utterly predictable corruption and incompetence by the regime, it's clear that rightwing control is facing a period of fragility. All of this has got me thinking more about the need for a new reconstruction era and what it should look like when this national nightmare finally ends. If it ever ends. American fascism didn't start with Trump and there are plenty of acolytes willing to sell their souls for pow...