Most Americans are busy. They work hard, raise families, pay bills, attend church, coach little league, and try to enjoy the freedoms and opportunities that generations before them fought to preserve.
There is nothing wrong with living a productive life. In fact, it is part of the American Dream. The danger comes when everyday responsibilities leave us with little time or energy to pay attention to politics.
More than 2,000 years ago, the Roman poet Juvenal coined the phrase "bread and circuses." He observed that many Roman citizens had become so distracted by free food and endless entertainment that they neglected their civic responsibilities. As long as they were comfortable and entertained, they paid little attention to the decisions being made by those in power.
The result was a population that gradually gave up its role in governing itself, allowing those in power to make more decisions with less public scrutiny.
Bread and circuses also takes the form of political discouragement. When ...

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Dubai-backed developers had big plans for thousands of acres in rural Kaufman County, Texas.
The project was pitched as a sustainable city capable of housing up to 20,000 foreign nationals.
Texas AG Ken Paxton launched an investigation into the foreign-linked proposal.
The developers have now confirmed they are walking away from the Kaufman site.
Paxton stated he is glad they ceased operations and that his office will continue to end any illegal schemes that try to subvert the Constitution.
This is what happens when a state actually enforces its laws and protects local resources instead of rolling out the welcome mat for foreign influence.
One set of rules for everyone. No special carve-outs.
Other states paying attention yet?