https://middlewisconsin.org Fairness. Respect. Community. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:24:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://middlewisconsin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Middle-Wisconsin.jpg https://middlewisconsin.org 32 32 https://middlewisconsin.org/how-to-hold-on-to-a-democracy-even-in-a-polarized-nation/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 01:23:38 +0000 https://www.middlewisconsin.org/?p=5324 (reprinted under Creative Commons agreement from YES magazine) Donald Trump’s obvious affection for authoritarians is prompting worried comparisons of our polarized country to the polarized Germany of the 1920s and ‘30s. Since I’m known to see in polarization both crisis and opportunity, my friends are asking me these days about Hitler, the worst-case scenario. I […]]]>