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Where did the word principles come from? late 14c., "origin, source, beginning" (a sense now obsolete), also "rule of conduct; axiom, basic assumption; elemental aspect of a craft or discipline,"from Anglo-French principle, Old French principe "origin, cause, principle," from Latin princip...
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Where did the Occupy Movement start? Occupy Movement: The Occupy Movement lasted from 2011-2012. The goal of the movement was to bring attention to the economic inequality in the United States and around the world. Movement leaders argued that with such extreme inequality, democracy could not tr...
Gerrymandering, the politicians’ practice of drawing district lines to favor their party and expand their power, is nearly as old as the republic itself. Today, we see it in Ohio’s “Lake Erie Monster” and Pennsylvania’s “Goofy Kicking Donald Duck.” But where did the name come from,...
Where Did The Name Belize Come From? There are many theories about where the name Belize came from. According to some Belizean historians, the origin is unclear but there is a possibility that it is derived from a Maya word, “belix” which means “muddy water”. Others have suggested tha...
The 4×4 matrix with Problem-Solution and Ask-Tell as axes is a useful guide to navigate the situation, and help both the giver and recipient of the feedback co-create (I hate the word, but it does seem apt here) actionable insights that both can own. I did not mean this piece to...
We drove over to the dam that makes the Alum Creek Reservoir. Blaine walked to the top. Me? I’m down there in the teal top. And then we drove to Africa. Yep. I kid you not. Did you know you could access Africa from Central Ohio? I wonder if our friends from Columbus knew that...
5.1 Technosolutionism as a Subversion of (ideal) Democratic Decision‑Making In the context of public policy and deliberative democracy, the care and caution that is required to construct problems well involve an extensive deliberative process, which entails discussion of different problem...
You know what John Lewis did after this image was taken? He got back up. He got hit again. And got up again. And two weeks later, participated in the march from Selma to Montgomery again. 6 months after, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed. ...