Essay X²
Michael CorthellEssays on democracy, propaganda, power, and the moral test of public life. Essay X² examines the forces reshaping public life in America: authoritarianism, political spectacle, corruption, civic decay.
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The Declaration Of Independence In Modern American English
Foreword
On July 4, 2026, the United States marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence announced a daring principle: government exists to serve human freedom, and its authority depends on the consent of the governed. The origina...
The Declaration as a Living Promise
America’s founding promise was never meant to sit behind glass as a beautiful sentence from another age. It was meant to trouble us, guide us, and call us forward. The Declaration of Independence gave this country a moral vocabulary: equali...
The Declaration Still Points America Forward
“The work before us is not to worship the past, but to redeem its best promise.”
The Original Promise
The Declaration of Independence is not merely a founding document. It is America’s original promise, and also its enduring test....
Air Force One, Now With Gift Receipt
“The presidency is not a side hustle, and the Constitution is not a suggestion box with gold trim.”
America used to worry about foreign influence in government. We had hearings, laws, ethics rules, and even a Constitution that went...
Love Above Empire and State
“America and the world do not need sentimental love. We need public love, strong enough to defend democracy, protect the vulnerable, and refuse the worship of power.”
There was something startling, foolish, and almost painfully beau...
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