Letter From America
Marion McKeone: America seems to be sleepwalking towards the edge of an abyss
The implosion of democracy in the House chamber is just one symptom of a far deeper malaise, a nihilism that has polluted every organ of government
In years to come, Tuesday, October 3, 2023, may be viewed as the yardstick by which the rot that has infected American politics is measured. For the first time in US history, a Speaker of the House of Representatives was toppled – by an extremist faction within his own party.
It was shocking, but not surprising, to witness this real-time implosion of democracy in the House chamber. From the first of the 15 rounds it ...
