📚 Summer school. Chris Wright holds 4 of seven stars — but fails a critical Article (Open Books). Assignment: summer school for Civics, watch every Schoolhouse Rock episode five times, and submit a one-page report — due before the end of the year. Report to summer school →
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
Came from running fracking firm Liberty Energy and divested under an ethics plan, but his fossil-fuel ties run deep.
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
82%★ earned
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
No election-denial or incitement on the record; peaceful-handoff standard holds.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
58%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Rejects the "denier" label and engages the debate.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
78%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Backs the transmission grid, nuclear, geothermal, and fusion.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
64%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Argues the case, though scientists dispute several of his factual claims. No documented broken commitment; his "climate realism" stance is applied consistently.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
58%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Bipartisan on transmission and nuclear.
60
7Morality
76%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No personal-ethics problem; substantive rather than combative, though scientists dispute several of his factual claims.
60
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Scores are Independent 2026’s own editorial read against the Seven Articles — ≥60% earns the star. The first two Articles are critical: fail Open Books or Free & Fair Elections and there is no seal, whatever else holds. Each Article carries its founding quote as the yardstick. On bias →