James Ostrowski’s discussion of the difference between a democracy and a republic in his masterful piece on “The Myth of Democratic Peace” reminds me of the last time I heard a talk by Dr. Sam Francis. Sam was commenting on the recent presidential elections at Joe Sobran’s annual charter subscriber lunch. Sam pointed out that 51% of the popular vote is not a “mandate” but a slap in the face for a war-time President, and that the very notion that the executive could claim a “mandate” and thus speak with the “voice of the people” is fundamentally inconsistent with republican … Continue reading Sam Francis on the election and the republic