The Sixth Republic?

Tags: Democracy, Politics, U.S. History

06/22/2026 Joseph Solis-Mullen

As Ryan McMaken recently pointed out, the original constitutional republic created in 1787 no longer exists. Joseph Solis-Mullen asked if the US is now in its Sixth Republic.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/sixth-republic

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