There’s been a lot of discussion in recent years about our faltering educational system and the dumbing down of the American populace. As an editor, I’m especially attuned to grammar and spelling errors – my eyes search for them all day long. And believe me, they abound – particularly in the digital sphere and on social media.

It struck me today that many on the left – in particular, elected officials and legacy media outfits – are misspelling a key word – a label that many of them claim and cling to.

We’re told over and over that anything and everything aligned with anyone right of center is “a threat to democracy.”

Actually, I’m pretty sure if you asked them, electing any Republican presents a threat to democracy.

But the thing is – it isn’t democracy (with a cy) those things threaten. It’s Democrats (with a ts).

This “Moore to the Point” commentary aired on NewsTalkSTL on Friday, August 4th. Audio included below.