Rebuilding Common Ground
James Carroll
October 31, 2022
Addressing the debilitating political gridlock that has gripped the U.S. in recent years is a top priority for the Benjamin Franklin Party.
May 8, 2025
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Benjamin Franklin, writing under the pseudonym Richard Saunders (AKA "Poor Richard"), published Poor Richard's Almanack from 1732 to 1758. The almanack provided useful information, proverbial wisdom, and humor to the American colonies.
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Benjamin Franklin, writing under the pseudonym Richard Saunders (AKA "Poor Richard"), published Poor Richard's Almanack from 1732 to 1758. The almanack provided useful information, proverbial wisdom, and humor to the American colonies.
In keeping with Franklin's legacy, Poor Richard's Blog tackles today’s complex issues and the foundations of the Franklin Party, while hopefully also dispensing some wisdom and good humor along the way.
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Category: Fundamentals
The Biggest Tent of All
James Carroll
August 30, 2022
At the Benjamin Franklin Party, we are not just for those who are for us. We are for all Americans.
Civility
James Carroll
July 31, 2022
Civility can happen anywhere along the political spectrum. No political party or ideology owns civility. The only thing required for civility is for people to decide to be civil. It is both free, and when utilized, priceless.
Foresight
James Carroll
May 16, 2022
In previous blog posts, we discussed the first two core values of the Benjamin Franklin Party: science and justice. This powerful combination of epistemology (science)
Justice
James Carroll
April 30, 2022
The second of the Benjamin Franklin Party’s three core values is justice. You might think justice is a Franklin Party value because Franklin famously said,
Science
James Carroll
April 15, 2022
In the previous Poor Richard’s blog post we discussed the Mission and Vision of the Benjamin Franklin Party. Today let’s turn our attention to the Franklin Party’s
DNA
James Carroll
March 24, 2022
One way to understand an organization is to reference its Mission, Vision, and Values. So let’s take a moment to do that with the Benjamin
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