Posted on September 8, 2008

Direct Democracy is as American as Apple Pie

Those opposed to people making and unmaking laws through the initiative and referendum are fond of saying direct democracy has no history in America's system of representative democracy. This just isn't true.

Posted on September 6, 2008

The Forgotten Reformer

Turn-of-last-century Oregon City lawyer W.S. U'Ren sought to bring communism to Oregon. That effort failed, but as a by-product, America took a giant step toward really being a government of, by and for the people.