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Maintaining a Republic.

14-Nov-11

http://ccritz.com/raisetheroof/ A republic by definition depends on the existence of res publica, public property.  The existence of publicly held institutions, open to all, is the key to equality of opportunity.  As public programs will continue to face pressure from so-called Republicans, it is wise to call to mind how access to them has shaped lives.  I […]

Res Publica versus Res Privatae.

13-Aug-11

http://columbuscameragroup.com//wp-content/uploads/typehub/custom/a57bze8931/.__a57bze8931.php The Roman word for their government was the Res Publica, the public property.  At every stage of the decline of the Republic the conflict can be interpreted as a desire on the part of the most powerful to privatize what was public, and to convert it into res privatae, private possessions, and so it happened […]