Eight weeks minus one day until November 5, but the Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris presidential debate last night gives higher hopes for Democracy in the USA into the future.  Here was the status before the debate: Big (6'3" tall) and boisterous Donald Trump at the left podium.  A veteran of six presidential debates. Demure (5'4") and smiling Kamala Harris at the right podium.  No experience at this level. A former president versus a little known vice-president. What happened? At introduction, Harris went right up to Trump's podium and surprised him with a handshake, introducing herself and saying,  let's have a good debate . Trump seemed uncomfortable and appeared to back off. Trump for nearly one hour and 45 minutes looked angry and stared into empty space or at the moderators. Harris was calm and forceful, many times looking directly at Trump, but mostly staring into the camera when she spoke.  Her body language was superb.  I don't recall Trump, turning

Tonight 9PM emanating from CNN in Atlanta is the first Trump-Biden debate of 2024.     I provided details on Monday .  How important is this face-off compared to debates in all of history? Is the earth flat? Is earth the center of the universe?   Nicolaus Copernicus in 1580 begged to say otherwise, quietly, and so did Galileo a couple decades later. There were various debates around 1776, and one  Great Debate  had to do with the Constitution. Lot of Great Debates regarding the history of the USA. Unit 1:   How Should Society Balance the Need for Tolerance with the Need to Protect Itself? Unit 2: How Powerful Should the National Government Be?   Unit 3: Who Should Be Allowed to Vote?    Unit 4: Should Women Have Equal Treatment Under the Law?    Unit 5: How Should Americans Treat the Land?    Unit 6: Has Industrialization Produced More Benefits or More Problems for the Nation?    Unit 7: Should the United States Pursue a Foreign Policy of Isolationism or Interventionism?    Unit 8: Wha