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CIX. A Dispatch From the Future

Dec 14, 2025

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12 min read

CIX. A Dispatch From the Future

A ghost from the year 2050 offers a warning

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
LXXXV. Where's Our Common Ground?

Jun 29, 2025

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14 min read

LXXXV. Where's Our Common Ground?

There's more agreement between us than we may remember or be led to believe

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
LXXIX. Keeping the Public in Public Service

May 18, 2025

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16 min read

LXXIX. Keeping the Public in Public Service

We are in an age of grand scale corruption.

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
LXXIII. Linguistic Lying As Leadership

Apr 6, 2025

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16 min read

LXXIII. Linguistic Lying As Leadership

Decoding the Language Being Used to Bamboozle

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
LXXII. Growing Up to Be Broke

Mar 30, 2025

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18 min read

LXXII. Growing Up to Be Broke

The Rise of Predatory Economics: How Making It in America Changed from 1970 to 2025

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
LXVIII. Appreciating a Shared History is The Only Path to Survival

Mar 2, 2025

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14 min read

LXVIII. Appreciating a Shared History is The Only Path to Survival

Love It, Learn It, Or Lose It

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
LXVI. The Gospel of Trump

Feb 16, 2025

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21 min read

LXVI. The Gospel of Trump

The Cheapening of the Soul in the Age of Profit

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
LXIV. Your Wallet, Your Weapon

Feb 2, 2025

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16 min read

LXIV. Your Wallet, Your Weapon

How Consumer Choices Can Challenge Power and Drive Change

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
LXIII. You Have the Power

Jan 26, 2025

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20 min read

LXIII. You Have the Power

Be patient, but don't be complacent.

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
LIX. The History of American Resolve

Dec 29, 2024

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15 min read

LIX. The History of American Resolve

2025 Will Be a Year We Need It

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
LI. The Presidential Election 2024

Nov 3, 2024

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14 min read

LI. The Presidential Election 2024

Here Comes the Boom!

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
XXXXVIII. Reel Democracy: Cinema's Lessons in Civics

Oct 13, 2024

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12 min read

XXXXVIII. Reel Democracy: Cinema's Lessons in Civics

Some Movies Are More Than Entertainment

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
XXXXIII. From Page to Power: Reading for Leadership

Sep 8, 2024

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14 min read

XXXXIII. From Page to Power: Reading for Leadership

Your Weekly Dose of Civics Without the Sh*t

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
XXXXI. Diversity: American as Apple Pie With Cheese

Aug 25, 2024

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12 min read

XXXXI. Diversity: American as Apple Pie With Cheese

A Weekly Dose of Civics Without the Sh*t

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
XXXVII. Bridging the Political Divide

Jul 28, 2024

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10 min read

XXXVII. Bridging the Political Divide

Your Weekly Dose of Civics Without the Sh*t

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
XXXVI. The Subtle Violence on the Road to Progress

Jul 21, 2024

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9 min read

XXXVI. The Subtle Violence on the Road to Progress

Your Weekly Dose of Civics Without the Sh*t

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
XXX. Segregation or Integration. We Choose. Again.

Jun 9, 2024

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13 min read

XXX. Segregation or Integration. We Choose. Again.

Stories of Service & Leadership Without the BS

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
XXIX.  Learn History, Lead Wisely

Jun 2, 2024

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10 min read

XXIX. Learn History, Lead Wisely

Stories of Service and Leadership Without the BS

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
XXVII. Greed and the American Dream

May 19, 2024

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11 min read

XXVII. Greed and the American Dream

Stories About Service and Leadership Without the BS

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
Navalny and The Final Fight for Freedom

Feb 18, 2024

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9 min read

Navalny and The Final Fight for Freedom

A Weekly Read from Daniel Parker

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
XII. Seeing More Than We See

Feb 4, 2024

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12 min read

XII. Seeing More Than We See

A newsletter from Daniel Parker every Sunday Morning

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
Issue IV, The Sporting Life

Dec 10, 2023

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14 min read

Issue IV, The Sporting Life

Sunday Contemplations, from Daniel Parker

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker
The Porcupine

Nov 19, 2023

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12 min read

The Porcupine

A newsletter from Daniel Parker when he finds time to do it.

Daniel Parker
Daniel Parker