![]() ![]() He said that the presidential contest inspired him to revise his mischievous essay “Rules By Which a Great Empire May be Reduced to a Small One,” which he had aimed at Great Britain and now, sadly, must apply to the United States. Perhaps because of his senior status, Benjamin Franklin spoke next. A note of levity seemed like it might be welcome, he began, then observed that the Trump-Biden debate reminded him of his long-standing belief that the history of the American presidency was conclusive evidence that Darwin got it exactly backward. John’s grandson, Henry Adams, though not a founder, must hang out with them in heaven, for he began the proceedings as if he were master of ceremonies. Why they chose to contact me is beyond my ken, though John Adams said they knew me best because of my incessant intrusions into their papers. The founders seldom speak to me directly, but after the horrendous display of chaos during the first presidential debate and the coronavirus crisis in the White House afterward - a week in which American political history hit an all-time low - they were apparently aroused to break their customary silence. ![]()
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