Where Have All the Moderates Disappeared?
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Where Have All the Moderates Disappeared?

Extreme viewpoints – be it conservative or liberal – are the noisiest. They get the most attention in today’s hyper-social world. In the process, everyone who’s not “visible enough” becomes part of the vast majority leading “uneventful” lives. But is being moderate equal to being mediocre?
This New Year Along with Your Weight Shed Your Apathy
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This New Year Along with Your Weight Shed Your Apathy

This year, instead of using New Year resolutions to crib about having to include more lauki in our diets, why don’t we do things a little differently: Can we instead all agree to be informed citizens, aware of our rights and responsibilities, and active participants in a functioning democracy?