002 Steven Borne: Building civic culture in New Hampshire

The Ground Game

Steven Borne sits down with Caroline Stack to talk politics. He discusses how he got involved in fostering local non-partisan citizen engagement and representation, how he came to bolster and amplify civic engagement in his community of Rye, New Hampshire, and how he hopes his work leads to a less polarized New Hampshire.

SHOW NOTES
Steven Borne Short Bio
New Hampshire Presidential Primary
Correction: Doug Burgum’s Name (Apologies to the Governor of North Dakota for this mistake.)
Interesting Article on Pronouncing Gerrymandering
Tradition of New England Town Meetings – Small d democracy
Correction: My friend lives in Massachusetts and not New Hampshire. (Sorry, Andi!) Sometimes I think one thing and say another.
Third Spaces or Places
Congressional Continuing Resolutions
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis book
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis eBook
The People (the organization) in New Hampshire
Rules for Voting in NH Primary as of 2024
Rank Choice Voting
Primary System Creating Polarization
Correction: Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007.
Consume Government Website
Rye Civic League
Rye Civic League Newsletter Sign Up
Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam book and eBook
“Grace in our politics” by Sam Borne
Why Nation’s Fail Book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson book and eBook
Robert’s Rules of Order
Open Secrets
Winston Churchill Quote: ...democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others which have been tried from time to time...
Money Spent on Presidential Elections
Common Denominator Newsletter
E.B. White What Democracy Means to You?

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