Helping Hands of US Democracy

Posted 16th of December 2019 to the Dominion Post Newspaper Wellington New Zealand.

Just noticed ex pat Americans and friends of world democracy feeling worried about the state of the US electoral system

can now help remotely from any part of the world.
I seems there is now a legitimate way to finance honest election helpers on line
through  votesaveamerica.com/fairfight 
I guess the Idea is what happens in Washington effects us all where ever we reside and that is often a little skewed by bad actors.
daylight it seems is the best antiseptic.

Democracy in the Doldrums 2019

Posted 7th April 2019 to the Otago Daily Times Newspaper Dunedin NZ

History looks back at previous attempts to forge empires out of peoples of different cultures with different perspectives and ways of living with he lure of protection and progress  where eventually every one becomes big happy supportive family.
Sadly after a few years of bad management progressive Ideas are squashed and micromanagement of citizens kicks in and the empire gets unstuck then dog eat dog corruption sets in as the end gets closer.

Has anyone checked on our own progress? I wonder when I hear kiwi voters saying they vote for the party that gives them the most, has our education system not taught them civics ?