Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

The Relay Race of Democracy

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Joyce Vance
Jan 19, 2025
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I keep returning to one core thought: civics education really matters. It’s absence, at least in part, is what makes a Donald Trump and a MAGA movement possible. It’s the casual view among so many people that the form our government takes doesn’t matter. Living in a democracy isn’t something they view as important; politics is a spectator sport and not …

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