Is this the the end of democracy?

Is democracy threatened? Look around and it seems like — feels like — something is off. Things are amiss, and to offset what some consider the beginning of the end of democracy as we know it requires civic responsibility.

We are seemingly bombarded on a daily basis by arguably disturbing news about far right conservative leaders like Donald Trump and Britain’s Boris Johnson, both of whom are actively undermining long-held and intertwined systems of trade, commerce and strategic partnerships on the international stage.

Then there are local politicians like Spokane Valley state Rep. Matt Shea, w...