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Homelessness in Broward County

Part of a Discussion on Homelessness in Broward County for the Village Square’s Take-out Tuesday event.

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Affordable to Whom?

Part of a Discussion on Affordable Housing for the Village Square’s Dinner at the Square event.

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How to Get Involved

We need you. The Village Square is a completely unique model for civic engagement in modern America. But as good as our new (but actually very old) idea is, we are still swimming upstream against the thriving business of division in America, so there’s nothing easy about this.

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What is the Government’s Role in Fighting Poverty

Part of a Discussion on Economic Development for the Village Square’s Take-out Tuesday event.

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The Economic Development of Florida

Part of a Discussion on Economic Development for the Village Square’s Take-out Tuesday event.

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Bringing 68% Solutions back to America

Back in the day, we might have called our goal “statesmanship.” Once elected, leaders were expected to serve all citizens – whether they had voted for them or not – while working with political foes to govern.

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Village Square 101: Of, by, and for the people

The hostile tone of our national debate is a predictable result of the worrisome reality that we’ve essentially formed tribes. We’ll all grow old waiting for Washington to fix it, so we’re going to have to get it done ourselves.

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Broward College & The Village Square

Bringing civil discourse to Florida.

Citizen’s Election
Season Survival Guide

The indispensable guide to surviving the election season with your self-respect intact (and hopefully without developing a heavy reliance on prescription medication)

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Art + Science of the Village Square: Free Speech

Civil Politics and The Art and Science of the Village Square