Are We A Democracy?
US governance analysed through the lens of Plato’s 5 types of government:
aristocracy (rule by the “best”, that is, by experts specially trained at governance),
timarchy (rule by those guided by their courage and sense of honor),
oligarchy (rule by a wealthy minority),
democracy (rule by the people as a whole—a “mob” as Plato saw it), and
tyranny (rule by a despot answerable to no one but himself).