Democracy’s ‘weak slats’ are in danger as political parties are hollowed out
Feb 21 2021 — Robin V. Sears — Toronto Star — American media critic A.J. Leibling famously said, “Journalism is the weak slat under the bed of democracy.” Today he might have added political parties. Each are essential and each is an increasingly threatened weak slat. Look how close the American republic came to disaster because of their hollowed-out parties. No sustainable democracy is possible with […]