The consent of the governed has been withdrawn

In the US, a weary nation rejects the warmongering politics of carnival and spectacle

"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” – Benjamin Franklin

Franklin in London in 1767, wearing a blue suit with elaborate gold braid and buttons. Public domain image courtesy of Wikipedia. History of the painting.

There have been 59 presidential elections in the United States of America since Jefferson penned the now historic axiom in the Declaration…