“The old order changeth, yielding place to new,
And God fulfils Himself in many ways,
Lest one good custom should corrupt the world.”
– Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Passing of Arthur
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Letter to a Young Voter
It’s late in the election cycle, and I do not know if you have yet registered to vote, but I exhort you as my fellow citizen, my political friend, to go and vote. And after that, to participate in other ways, by reading, commenting, contributing, serving, listening, speaking, advocating. Politics grows from the practice of everyday life in the presence of strangers and friends. It doesn’t matter whether you have everything figured out yet–just participate. Be devoted–make a sacrifice of devotion–to the city and nation in which you have found yourself. They are your family, and they need you.
Posted in Mind & Society Also tagged Aristotle, Cities, Citizenship, Community of Practice, Danielle S. Allen, Devotion, Political Friendship, Richard C. Harwood, Vote Leave a comment
Math Against Tyranny — Understanding the Electoral College
“Experts, scholars, deep thinkers could make errors on electoral reform,” Alan Natapoff decided, “but nine-year-olds could explain to a Martian why the Yankees lost in 1960, and why it was right. And both have the same underlying abstract principle.”
Posted in Mind & Society, Reading Around Also tagged Alan Natapoff, Baseball, Electoral College, Math, Sports, World Series Leave a comment
