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Category: Public Citizen

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Can this city be saved?

Small towns in California are an endangered species. The combination of expensive state and federal mandates and regulations, rising costs of government, internet-based consumer spending, and limited revenue opportunities poses an almost insurmountable obstacle to survival.

It was not always… Read the rest

Larry Barnett Public Citizen 4 Comments October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 2 Minutes

Encountering Counter-Enlightenment

The cultural and political forces at play in America right now, the permissive left and the repressive right, present two sides of a centuries-long struggle within western culture: Enlightenment vs. Counter-Enlightenment.

When we speak of The Enlightenment, we are invoking the philosophy of the… Read the rest

Larry Barnett Politics, Public Citizen Leave a comment July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 2 Minutes
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