Contributed by special correspondent Evening Pilgrim

On November 4, 2006, four days before the mid-term elections, the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco sponsored a daylong event in the form of a discussion focused upon the idea of Democracy “as it originated in ancient Greece and as it now appears in America.” One of the key participants, Paul Woodruff, PhD, is author of First Democracy: The Challenge of an Ancient Idea. In that compact essay, Dr. Woodruff presents several observations that many Americans may find surprising. For example:  Read more