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15 November 2025

On Government Agencies/Officials Meeting the Public Where They Are, the Art of Letter Writing, and Other Topics

A number of articles/posts have recently been published on a variety of  subjects worth considering.

To access some of these, please visit:

Public Discourse: The Natural Law Is Not Enough. The Natural Law Is All We Have. (29 JUL 25)

Governing: Meeting the Public Where They Are (3 NOV 25)

LifeCraft: To Find Wisdom at My Gate (24 SEP 25)

Vermont Public: The delightfully analog art of letter-writing (15 NOV 25)

The Discoverer: 7 Places in the U.S. That Will Make You Feel Like You're In Europe

WCRB Blog: Classical Kicks on Route 66 (26 SEP 25)

Public Discourse: On the Republic and Its Soul (13 OCT 25)

History Facts: The eagle once depicted on U.S. coins was a real eagle named Peter.

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