A Citizen's Syllabus
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A Citizen's Syllabus

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A Citizen's Syllabus

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March 10, 2020

Resurgence!

March 10, 2020/ Andy Zehner
Resurgence!

Many things are true, and sometimes things that seem to be the exact opposites of one another can be true at the same time.

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March 10, 2020/ Andy Zehner/
Epistemology
Mitch Daniels, Washington Post, Indiana, economic growth, midwest, Midwest
February 22, 2020

Populism v. Progressivism

February 22, 2020/ Andy Zehner
Populism v. Progressivism

Populists believe the system is broken. Progressives believe government can fix it.

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February 22, 2020/ Andy Zehner/
Epistemology
populism, progressivism, Jill Lepore, The Jungle, Upton Sinclair
January 01, 2020

Sources

January 01, 2020/ Andy Zehner
Sources

Bibliography of books and major articles cited in A Citizen’s Syllabus, and/or books that are worth reading.

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Government, Epistemology, Citizen, Theory
November 28, 2019

Republic v. Democracy

November 28, 2019/ Andy Zehner
Republic v. Democracy

The founding fathers, including the authors of the Constitution, didn’t like direct democracy. But the love of democracy did develop.

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November 28, 2019/ Andy Zehner/
Epistemology
Republic, Democracy
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A Citizen's Syllabus

“A truly robust civic education must encompass the full suite of aptitudes necessary for good citizenship. These include a grasp of the history and theory of democracy . . . and critical reasoning skills that help to distinguish true information from false. Other vital elements in good citizenship: a commitment to values such as tolerance and equality that provide standards against which to hold policymakers and policies to account, and a disposition directed toward cooperation and action.”

Johns Hopkins University President Ronald Daniels


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