Blog Post #3
The other day, I came across an article written by Fareed Zakaria called The Supreme Court tumbles into political dysfunction. about how the supreme court has succumbed into the hands of petty politics. He mentions that without proper checks and balances amongst the three branches of government, the very foundation of democracy has been threatened.
Fareed Zakaria is a columnist writing for the Washington Post. He studied in Yale and earned a PhD in Harvard. He received a Peabody award in 2011 for a program which he and CNN developed. I believe he is a highly credible columnist because of his educational background as well as his breadth of past experiences as an editor, columnist, analyst as well as a host.
In my opinion, I feel that this is a very important article for the general audience from both parties, as well as independents to read because it touches upon all the different branches of government and how it can be impacted due to credibility issues. The main reason for this article to be written as mentioned before, is to highlight how the supreme court has become tainted by partisan politics. I think Zakaria has done a great job in providing a fair and balanced view by calling out both the political parties for their influences, which has been going on for the past several years. Zakaria points out that the court has lost it's reputation of impartiality and trustworthiness, and the American people's confidence has dwindled from a peak of 57 percent in the 1980's to a current low of 37 percent today. Zakaria concludes his article by mentioning that the three branches of government need to find a way to work together for American democracy to work. Overall I found this article to be very engaging and also something that spurs debate which is obvious when viewing the comments section.
Fareed Zakaria is a columnist writing for the Washington Post. He studied in Yale and earned a PhD in Harvard. He received a Peabody award in 2011 for a program which he and CNN developed. I believe he is a highly credible columnist because of his educational background as well as his breadth of past experiences as an editor, columnist, analyst as well as a host.
In my opinion, I feel that this is a very important article for the general audience from both parties, as well as independents to read because it touches upon all the different branches of government and how it can be impacted due to credibility issues. The main reason for this article to be written as mentioned before, is to highlight how the supreme court has become tainted by partisan politics. I think Zakaria has done a great job in providing a fair and balanced view by calling out both the political parties for their influences, which has been going on for the past several years. Zakaria points out that the court has lost it's reputation of impartiality and trustworthiness, and the American people's confidence has dwindled from a peak of 57 percent in the 1980's to a current low of 37 percent today. Zakaria concludes his article by mentioning that the three branches of government need to find a way to work together for American democracy to work. Overall I found this article to be very engaging and also something that spurs debate which is obvious when viewing the comments section.
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