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Posts tagged 'civic participation'

Walking the Walk

by David @ Monday, February 23rd, 2009. Tags: , , ,
Filed under Local, life, politics

Anyone who has read here for any length of time knows how willing I am to talk about political issues (just look through the history if you’re new here – or visit Pursuit of Liberty where my political writing is now concentrated). Starting in the latter part of 2008 I decided it was time to [...]

Starting Something New

by David @ Wednesday, October 1st, 2008. Tags: , ,
Filed under State, life, politics

At Pursuit of Liberty I have issued an invitation to join with me in forming a new group to encourage wider political participation.
The group I will be forming will be open to, even encouraging of, participation by people of all political perspectives. The only requirement for participation is a commitment to avoid the playground politics [...]

A Universal Dream

by David @ Monday, August 18th, 2008. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under culture, politics

Is there anyone who could not support the dream shared by Jess:
it’s my dream that the citizens of our country renew their interest in politics half as much as they love the olympic games. . .
to preserve the posterity of politics in our country, the greatest country in the world, we need to start caring [...]

Taking Ownership

by David @ Sunday, August 17th, 2008. Tags: , , ,
Filed under culture, life, politics

Yesterday I helped my brother move into his new house (like me, he changed jobs and relocated over the summer). I am looking forward in the next couple of weeks to completing a home sale (this week) and a home purchase (next week) so that he can return the favor (actually, him returning the favor [...]

Incentives to Get Off Welfare

by David @ Wednesday, August 13th, 2008. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under politics

Another spinoff from the discussion about Equality Under the Law clicked a switch in my brain. Nothing that Anti-PC Infidel says in his post should surprise anyone who has seen the discussion already, but for some reason the following statement made a connection to another issue that I have struggled to resolve for a long [...]

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