The Delights of Democracy: The Triumph of

The author focuses on topics such as the ongoing debate between censorship and free speech; the different challenges that face a democracy in war and peacetime; and the American election crisis of 2000.

Christian P. Potholm is the DeAlva Stanwood Alexander Professor of Government at Bowdoin College.

Introduction	p. 1
Democracy
The Delights of Democracy	p. 9
Strains of Democracy	p. 13
Democracy Armed	p. 17
For the Common Good	p. 31
A Need for Will	p. 35
Dimensions of Democracy
Two for One	p. 41
Free to Be Me	p. 45
A Clear and Present Danger	p. 49
When a Champion Leaves the Field	p. 55
Gratitude	p. 59
My McKinley	p. 63
Analyzing Democracy
Playing King Lear	p. 71
Polling 101	p. 77
More Polling Observations	p. 83
Campaign Medley	p. 89
The Kiss	p. 95
Leadership in Democracy
An Ode to Chuck	p. 103
A Life of Courage	p. 107
Millennium Credit	p. 113
Top Ten	p. 119
Run, Ralphie, Run	p. 125
Arrogance: A Fable	p. 131
Issues in Democracy
Candidate Positioning	p. 137
In the Abortion Universe	p. 143
The Right to Arm Bears?	p. 147
Not on the Ballot	p. 153
Gay Rights III	p. 157
Psychographics and Demographics in Democracy
The Wild, Wild East	p. 165
True in Any Light?	p. 169
Up Ye Mighty Francos	p. 173
Changing Voting Demographics	p. 177
Turnout	p. 181
One Delight More: The Delight of Teaching	p. 185
Index	p. 189
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