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GuideJosh Halloran26 Sept 20267 min

Your First Amendment Gets Tested at a Folding Table

Speech, religion and assembly rarely get defended at the Supreme Court. They get defended at the three-minute podium, the permit office and the zoning board.

How to Get Your Congressman to Actually Answer You

Form emails get counted. Casework gets action. The difference is knowing which office to call and what to ask for.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20267 min

The Ten Federalist Papers Worth Your Time

Eighty-five essays, written fast and under a fake name, to win one state. These ten still decide arguments you'll have this year.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What Jury Duty Is Actually Like and Why You Should Show Up

The summons, the waiting room, voir dire, the deliberation room, and the one power the Founders handed to ordinary people instead of judges.

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The First Real Steps to Running for Your School Board

Before the yard signs and the slogans, there's a candidate packet, a hard filing deadline and a few thousand doors. Start with the paperwork.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Why the Founders Built a Government That Can't Move Fast

Congress is slow, the Senate is stubborn, and courts take years. That's not a malfunction. It's the machine working as designed.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

How to Win Your Three Minutes at a Public Meeting

Public comment is the cheapest political power in America, and most people waste it apologizing. Do this instead.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Reading Your Ballot From the Bottom Up

The races nobody explains are the ones spending your property taxes. A practical method for judges, measures and the offices below the fold.

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Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Ten Amendments the Founders Refused to Do Without

The Constitution nearly failed ratification without them. What all ten actually say, what the courts have made of them, and how you use them.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

How to Watch Your Statehouse Like Somebody Who Gets Paid To

A state legislature can pass a law in eleven weeks while you're looking the other way. The calendar, the chair, and the two minutes that matter.

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GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Raise a Kid Who's Actually Read the Constitution

Pocket copies, courthouse visits and a household amendment process that'll teach your kids more about self-government than a year of worksheets.

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GuideAde Fisher23 Sept 20266 min

How to Become a US Citizen and Pass the Civics Test

The five-year clock, the paperwork trap that sinks good applicants, and the 100 questions every American ought to be able to answer.

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GuideAde Fisher23 Sept 20266 min

What It Actually Takes to Get on Your Local Ballot

Most people who talk about running for school board never call the election office. That call takes eleven minutes and settles the whole thing.

GuideJosh Halloran23 Sept 20266 min

How to Argue Politics With Your Neighbor and Keep Him

You're going to share a fence line with this guy for fifteen years. Here's how to hold your ground without torching the relationship.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What Happens When You Get a Jury Summons and Why You Should Go

The assembly room, the questions, the pay, the rules that get people in trouble, and the reason twelve strangers stand between the government and a man's freedom.

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Is your money actually in order?

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How to Get Your Congressman to Actually Write Back

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Ten Federalist Papers Worth Reading and What Each Argues

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Your State Legislature Runs More of Your Life Than Congress Does

The deed to your house, your kid's graduation requirements and your property tax rate are all state and local calls. Here's how to actually work that system.

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