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A Citizen's Syllabus

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December 29, 2020

Which Way the Trend?

December 29, 2020/ Andy Zehner
Which Way the Trend?

During the national health emergency caused by the coronavirus, it has been necessary to convince citizens that the crisis is real and serious. Hard numbers have been called for. But saying the trend is up, when it is down is not good journalism.

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December 29, 2020/ Andy Zehner/
coronavirus, covid-19, The Washington Post, data
April 10, 2020

Compared to what?

April 10, 2020/ Andy Zehner
Compared to what?

What does a person need to know to think reasonably about the 2020 coronavirus pandemic?

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April 10, 2020/ Andy Zehner/
coronavirus, covid-19, Washington Post, Fareed Zacharia, Center for Disease Control, epiatemology, epistemology

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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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