Category: Domestic Affairs
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The Architecture of Participation
Democracy is often discussed as a matter of principle. But participation is also structural. Throughout American history, rights declared in law have depended on institutions, enforcement mechanisms, and democratic safeguards capable of translating formal equality into functional access in practice.
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The Execution of Alex Pretti and the Crumbling Architecture of Federal Restraint
When federal officers killed Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street, the nation witnessed something far more serious than an isolated tragedy. Pretti was an ICU nurse, a government employee, and a Minnesota resident with no history of violence. He was shot multiple times at close range after falling to the ground, with early reports suggesting…