The Influence of the Greeks on American Democracy "Tyranny is the rule of one man to the advantage of the ruler, oligarchy to the advantage of the rich, democracy to the advantage of the poor." -Aristotle Democracy: a form of government that makes political decisions directly...

For as long as I can remember, growing up in my house, my father was the one who wore the pants in the family. It was a very patriarchal household. He was the breadwinner, he could fix anything broken, and he swore he knew everything, and for those reasons, he was in charge. My mother, on the oth...