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In this Discourse, at a time when a builder has expressed his plans to build a large business and residential complex in Dedham forests which have been wooded since the early days of our republic, we stop to consider just what makes a town “our town.”

In our previous Discourse, we discussed Deficits, what they are and whether or not they are desirable. We also discussed the inter-dependence of the two deficits in the context of the macro economy.

In our previous Discourse, we discussed Deficits, what they are and whether or not they are desirable. We also discussed the inter-dependence of the two deficits in the context of the macro economy.

Intuition – or maybe our political culture – tells us that deficits are bad. Two types of deficits, the federal budget deficit and the trade deficit, draw scorn from many Americans and provide us with ripe topics for Discourse discussions.

Federal budget deficits and trade deficits draw scorn from Americans. We look at the budget deficit and trade deficit, asking whether and deficits are necessarily bad and what the federal government’s role might be, or should be, when facing deficits.

Americans want to trust a candidate before voting for her or him. But questions remain: What is trust? What determines whether a voter will trust? Can candidates earn trust? How? In this Discourse, participants explore notions of trust - re: electoral politics on the tail of Election '24.

The discussion re: Trust occurred in two locations

March 22, 23, and 24: Values (Part I) – “What Ought to be the Values of the Democratic Party? The Republican Party?”

Rapporteur’s Report: Might Shared Values Make Partisan Cooperation Possible?

“What Ought to be the Values of the Democratic Party? The Republican Party?”

May 18, 19, and 20: Values (Part II) – “Might Shared Values Make Partisan Cooperation Possible?”

January 18 and 20: “What Does it Mean to ‘TRUST?’”

January 18 and 20: “What Does it Mean to ‘TRUST?’” Introductory Essay