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Thomas Coens
Thomas Coens is a Research Associate Professor in History at the University of Tennessee.
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Why the Founders Considered American Democracy an Experiment
December 10, 2023
Fears about democracy's fragility should be tempered with a recognition of its essential and demonstrated malleability – its capacity for adaptation, improvement, and expanding inclusivity.
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