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The Curious Civilian

Why Voting Really, Really Matters (In Pretty Charts!)

1 min readNov 6, 2017

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Why Voting Really, Really Matters (In Pretty Charts!)

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Ken Crossland
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The Curious Civilian

Don’t Always Vote? Then Guess What. It’s YOU That Helps Elect All These Terrible Politicians

Every time you stay home on election day, you’re handing power to extremists. Here’s why.

10 min readMay 25, 2017

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Don’t Always Vote? Then Guess What. It’s YOU That Helps Elect All These Terrible Politicians

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Ken Crossland

The Six Month Brooklyn/Queens Reclamation Project

BY KEN CROSSLAND

8 min readMar 23, 2017

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The Six Month Brooklyn/Queens Reclamation Project

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Ken Crossland
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The Curious Civilian

Since the Electoral College Just Put a Wanna-be Despot in the White House, Maybe It’s Time to…

How America’s unfair voting system gives too much power to a small number of states, and why it undermines our election process

9 min readNov 14, 2016

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Since the Electoral College Just Put a Wanna-be Despot in the White House, Maybe It’s Time to…

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Ken Crossland
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The Curious Civilian

The Clinton Email Controversy: An Update

The story that keeps going. And going. And going. So what’s happening now?

6 min readNov 4, 2016

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The Clinton Email Controversy: An Update

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Ken Crossland
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The Curious Civilian

Admit It. The Clinton Email Controversy Bothers You, Yet You Don’t Actually Know What the Clinton…

How a poorly explained mistake continues to threaten the political career of the former Secretary of State.

13 min readSep 23, 2016

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Admit It. The Clinton Email Controversy Bothers You, Yet You Don’t Actually Know What the Clinton…

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Ken Crossland
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The Curious Civilian

Liberalism Is a Hard Sell Because It Admits That Humans Can Really Suck

How the inherent pessimism of left-wing politics turns off the American electorate

7 min readAug 15, 2016

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Liberalism Is a Hard Sell Because It Admits That Humans Can Really Suck

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Ken Crossland
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The Curious Civilian

Fascism: Income Inequality’s Best Friend Forever

How the wealth gap sends people into the open arms of right-wing extremism.

10 min readJul 21, 2016

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Fascism: Income Inequality’s Best Friend Forever

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Ken Crossland

The Mask Is Off. Bernie Sanders Is Just as Awful as Every Other Politician

7 min readMay 11, 2016

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The Mask Is Off. Bernie Sanders Is Just as Awful as Every Other Politician

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Ken Crossland
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The Curious Civilian

Voter Suppression In New York Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

How trying to register for the New York primary revealed an uncomfortable truth about America’s election laws

6 min readApr 1, 2016

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Voter Suppression In New York Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

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Ken Crossland

Ken Crossland

Ken is a writer from New York City. He's also the founder of the Curious Civilian. You can follow him on Twitter at @kencrossland.

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