Subject: Timothy Snyder proposes a People's Cabinet
https://open.substack.com/pub/...

We need positive forms of opposition. A few days ago I wrote about one: the shadow cabinet. The proposal for a new American version of this venerable institution received overwhelming support.

In a shadow cabinet, in Britain and Canada and elsewhere, parliamentarians from the opposition party follow the actual cabinet members, develop expertise in the relevant portfolios, and comment to the press. They remind the public that other policies and other approaches are possible, and get a chance to show off their skills. (For more on the particular value of such an institution in America right now, see the earlier post.)

I have now read hundreds of comments on that post. Judging by the enthusiasm, I think this proposal should be considered by those who can bring it about.