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We the People

5 Feb 2020

Weltschmerz

Do you remember Thirty Days to A More Powerful Vocabulary?      This tiny book was part of our curriculum in sixth grade (thank you New Jersey public schools). From a mere fifteen minutes a day, it promised, we could … Read More

30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary, Em L Smith, Janet Givens author, Of the People By the People For the People, The Truman Show, We the People, Weltschmerz
19 Sep 2018

We the People

Welcome to my post celebrating US Constitution Day, officially September 17, the date the document was signed in 1787.   Did you even know we had a Constitution Day?  I didn’t.  But we do, so let’s take a look at … Read More

Constitution Day, Janet Givens author, Six promises of the US Constitution, The Federalist Papers, The Preamble to the Constitution of the US, US Constitution Day, We the People
8 Nov 2016

Examining My Political Story: III

This is the final post in this three-part look at how my current political beliefs were shaped. I’m hoping it’s spurred you on to recall how yours were formed. And to be clear about the values that ground them.   … Read More

Abraham Lincoln, Janet Givens author, Of the People By the People For the People, Preface to the Constitution, We the People
7 Nov 2016

Examining My Political Story: II

  We The People brought an end to the Vietnam War. It was a heady time. My government worked; it was responsive — eventually. I marched on Washington twice. I stood near the arch in Washington Square (NYC) waving my sign … Read More

Janet Givens author, Our five great freedoms, politically sophisticated elites, Reaganomics, We the People
6 Nov 2016

Examining My Political Story: I

I’m posting early this week, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday mornings. I’ll be back on my regular weekly Wednesday schedule on November 16. What’s your political story? On the eve of what may be a revolutionary change in the way my … Read More

Ich Bin Ein Berliner, Iran Contra Affair, Je suis Charlie, JFK, Kennedy Nixon debates, Of the People By the People For the People, Ronald Reagan, Watergate, We the People
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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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