Tag Archives: democracy

What is freedom?

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Naomi

“We must accept one central truth as participants in a democracy: Freedom is not a state; it is an act.” –John Lewis, so quoted by Adam Serwer in The Atlantic

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Does your one vote have any power?

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Naomi

I don’t know if you remember what happened in one Virginia state legislative race last year. I’ll never forget it because it came down to a single vote. One vote, from one person. That one person marked his ballot so … Continue reading →

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Why a lot of pundits do not understand our government

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Naomi

And why we do better at this than they do. Because we’re not pundits. We are voters. As one of us, I vote for a representative in the House and for two senators. Pundits who live and work in Washington, … Continue reading →

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