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Why NYC elections are in odd-number years
effects of odd-year elections // why we have them // how to change it // effects of even-year elections // who's working on this? // overall lessons
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Daniel Golliher
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When Queens Tried To Secede
After New York City consolidated in 1898, it wasn’t just smooth sailing to the modern day. In fact, it was anything but. This is a brief story of the…
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Daniel Golliher
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What I'm Working On #1
Reforming poli sci degrees // original MNY research // curriculum design // fundraiser
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Daniel Golliher
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August 2023
A Very Unusual Fundraiser Update
$17,500 raised in the first week // one principal material update
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Daniel Golliher
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The Foundations of New York: Applications Are Open!
Apply to join cohort 8, running from mid-September through mid-November // class meets once a week for two hours, in person
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Daniel Golliher
MNY Fundraising Memo: It's Time to Go Fast
A fundraising memo from Maximum New York founder, Daniel Golliher // I'm raising $150,000+ to accelerate MNY from a class to a civics institution …
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Daniel Golliher
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The Citizens Law Degree
Educating the civic society and government of New York's future // I'm creating a less-than-one-year, new program // Get involved if you have expertise…
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Daniel Golliher
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Marry Your City
The vital importance of civic commitment // reducing optionality unlocks new commitment-specific goods
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Daniel Golliher
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July 2023
The Crichton Effect: A Government Anti-meme
How to see the government when culture demands you look away
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Daniel Golliher
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An Autodidact's Guide to Learning About the Government, or: What is "the law"?
Constitutional // Statutory // Administrative // Case // Mastering the hierarchy of authorities
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Daniel Golliher
1898: The Birth of New York City
A short review of the consolidation of New York City and the birth of the boroughs, one of the most consequential political events in American history.
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June 2023
The Is-Ought Political Trap
MNY updates, new class! // new research project // is-ought political trap essay
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Daniel Golliher
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