The Pragmatic American: "Can 'We, The People' Be Trusted?" The Pragmatic American: “Can ‘We, The People’ Be Trusted?” Authored by Tony Woodlief via RealClearBooks, The following essay is excerpted from “I, Citizen: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Self-Governance“. This is Part 1 in a symposium that seeks to answer the question posed within this essay: …