(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve's Tumblr) If you've been following my Civic Diary for any time you know one of my goals as an engaged citizen is to get connected to politics. My attempts to connect with local ...

(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve's Tumblr) What a hell of a week. Philando Castile and Alton Sterling shot by police. Police shot by an ex-military sniper in Dallas. I won't lie, it's left me a bit numb. But ...

(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve's Tumblr) Brexit: Still watching the fallout from the Brexit. It seems to have been a sadly obvious con, and one where opportunistic a-holes manipulated and scared people. It's a hideous synergy of ...

(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve's Tumblr) Another crazy week. 2016 is filled with a lot of unpleasantness. This time the Brexit. The Brexit is pretty much a great example of how people do not do well in being civicly ...

(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve's Tumblr) Pretty ugly week, so let's jump into my civic diary here. The shooting at Pulse is horrible and heartwrenching. It's also an example of why you have to follow not just issues, ...

(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.SeventhSanctum.com, and Steve's Tumblr) Well the California Primaries are over, my Twitter feed and news feed are filled with politics, and I'm of course thoughtful. So I haven't always followed up on primaries in ...

(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve's Tumblr) Hello everyone, welcome to my weekly look at my attempts to be more civicly engaged. And . . . not a lot has happened. One job ended last week, a new job ...

(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve's Tumblr) And welcome to my weekly examination of how I'm doing in being a better citizen. For those of you just joining, I was inspired by Anil Dash to find a way to ...