Jay Evensen: Why national monuments are bad for democracy

“Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word they're saying …”— Song lyrics by Fred Neil, popularized by Harry Nilsson, 1969SALT LAKE CITY — This is what happens when you don’t require a democratic, public process: People scream at each other and call each other names, politicians demonize their opponents and valid points on various sides are reduced to caricatures. Ultimately, few people are happy with the results.It’s safe to say Congress didn’t