Democratic governance rests on a bargain so old we’ve forgotten it’s a bargain at all. The governed have something the governors need: labor, tax revenue, milit
The article posits that democratic governance relies on a fundamental bargain where citizens provide labor, tax revenue, and other resources that leaders need. This dependency, rooted in distributed power, is the source of democratic leverage. The author suggests that if labor is removed from this equation, the entire system could be jeopardized. AI
IMPACT Discusses potential societal shifts impacting democratic structures due to labor changes, with AI as a potential driver.