Question: Have you ever taken a deep dive into what the great American author James Baldwin meant when he said this: “I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”                 (from James Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son )   The following essay, Democracy and Dinosaurs down by the Riverside, offers an important demonstration of why Baldwin's words possibly matter now more than ever as Americans (and the world) observes America250 and prepare themselves for an uncertain future impacted by AI , midterm elections , climate extremism , and evolving definitions of the world "normal." Democracy and Dinosaurs down by the Riverside (part 1 of 3): Culture Democracy and Dinosaurs down by the Riverside (part 2 of 3): Chromina Democracy and Dinosaurs down by the Riverside (part 3 of 3): Timelines Aberjhani Multiple figures like these by sculptor Woodrow Nas...