Ken Burns’ 6-part documentary on the American Revolution is sparking renewed interest in our nation’s origin story.  Democracy, it turns out, was the outcome, not the purpose of the Revolution. The rebellion’s leaders needed to offer a new form of government to non-landowners to keep them in the fight against British forces. It succeeded. But how is our democracy faring today, nearly 250 years since its founding? In this blog, I’ll explain why you should be concerned about the weakening of our democracy as Presidential power increases. But first, let’s look at the data. US democracy circa 2025 Many indicators show that democratic rule in the US has suffered in the past decade. In 2016, there was Russian interference in the election. In Trump’s first term, he refused to comply with some Congressional requests and cast doubt on the security of our elections….