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		<title>Online Talk for the Hale Ethics Series at the Rochester Institute of Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 23rd at 11am US ET, I will present online on &#8220;A Culture of Justice: Should a University Have a Creed?&#8221; for the Hale Ethics Series at the Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, NY. We have a Zoom link for those who would like to join remotely: https://rit.zoom.us/j/91483441573 <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/event/invited-online-talk-for-the-hale-ethics-series-at-the-rochester-institute-of-technology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Online Talk for the Hale Ethics Series at the Rochester Institute of Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Invited Talk on A Culture of Justice, Catholic University of America</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Weber]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 9th of 2026, I will meet with Dr. William Barbieri, his colleagues, and students, to talk about &#8220;A Culture of Justice: Should a University Have a Creed?&#8221; a talk about my latest book, A Culture of Justice. If you&#8217;d like to join the meeting via Zoom, you can us this link. <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/event/invited-talk-on-a-culture-of-justice-catholic-university-of-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Weber]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 9th of 2026, I will meet with Dr. William Barbieri, his colleagues, and students, to talk about &#8220;A Culture of Justice: Should a University Have a Creed?&#8221; a talk about my latest book, A Culture of Justice. If you&#8217;d like to join the meeting via Zoom, you can us this link. <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/event/invited-talk-on-a-culture-of-justice-catholic-university-of-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Groups, Messaging, and Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Miller]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently context is scarce. Here's some: "Democratic party politics is urban machine politics, scaled up" from Noah Smith A variety of activists and special interests &#8212; collectively known as &#8220;The Groups&#8221; &#8212; can basically persuade Democratic staffers and politicians of their ideas in the proverbial smoke-filled rooms, well out of the public eye. Democrats&#8217; focus... <a href="https://www.anotherpanacea.com/2025/10/08/the-groups-messaging-and-politics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Culture of Justice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Weber]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Argues that there is a shared public obligation to establish and maintain a culture of justice, with implications for education, poverty, free speech, and &#8220;PC&#8221; culture. Adobe PDF Flyer for the Book **You can use the discount code: SNPF26 on the publisher&#8217;s site to get a 30% discount on the book while the discount lasts.... <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/book/a-culture-of-justice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Culture of Justice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Weber]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Argues that there is a shared public obligation to establish and maintain a culture of justice, with implications for education, poverty, free speech, and &#8220;PC&#8221; culture. Adobe PDF Flyer for the Book **You can use the discount code: SNPF26 on the publisher&#8217;s site to get a 30% discount on the book while the discount lasts.... <a href="https://ericthomasweber.org/book/a-culture-of-justice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New publication: The Limits of Representativeness in Citizens’ Assemblies</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2025/01/16/new-publication-the-limits-of-representativeness-in-citizens-assemblies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New article published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Sortition. In The Limits of Representativeness in Citizens&#8217; Assemblies: A Critical Analysis of Democratic Minipublics Paolo Spada and I explores key questions about representation in citizens&#8217; assemblies, building on &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2025/01/16/new-publication-the-limits-of-representativeness-in-citizens-assemblies/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2025/01/16/new-publication-the-limits-of-representativeness-in-citizens-assemblies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Updates and Resources for Civic Learning Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stevemasy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good afternoon friends. Next week is Civic Learning Week, and we wanted to take a few minutes and share with &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/updates-and-resources-for-civic-learning-week/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p> <a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/updates-and-resources-for-civic-learning-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How representative is it really? A correspondence on sortition</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2023/08/29/how-representative-is-it-really-a-correspondence-on-sortition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, Paolo Spada and I published a blog post about sortition and the representativeness of citizens&#8217; assemblies. We were pleasantly surprised by the response to our post and the ensuing discussions. In this new exchange at the &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2023/08/29/how-representative-is-it-really-a-correspondence-on-sortition/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2023/08/29/how-representative-is-it-really-a-correspondence-on-sortition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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