Teaching the U of Chicago professors about long division

China, Democracy and Us

Helen A Regenstein Distinguished Service Professor of Classics, University of Chicago:

Has democracy become our unquestioning religion in the U.S? Are we so convinced that it is the best form of government possible that we don't think critically or carefully about this conviction itself? This would be ironic, given that democracy specifies our right to engage in free discourse about its value. But while democracy permits critical thought about its benefits and disadvantages, from the outside certain countries apparently see us as kneeling at the feet of a clay idol, unable or unwilling to see the cracks looming overhead.

Let's help Helon out, she is a liberal university professor and likely has no math ability. Here we go:

Take California and its two Senators, we get 27 Congressional districts per Senator. Now take the other extreme, Delaware with its one district for two Senators. That is 1/2 a Senator per district. See the difference Helen? Our politicians do not worship democracy, in fact California politicians are dead set against democracy.