DFA Bookshelf
Gettysburg DFA has organized a talented group of political analysts and writers to produce a series of reports on important issues of the day. A limited number of these reports are available for a donation of $10 to help defray printing and mailing expenses. Make the check out to Gettysburg DFA and send to Leon Reed, 205 Old Mill Rd., Gettysburg, PA 17325
What’s at Stake in 2020? October 2020. 50 pages.
Important pre-election analysis of the stakes in the 2020 election. A good cross check on what the Biden Administration is accomplishing. Topics include:
Can We Have a Democratic Election? Tom DeLoe
What’s at Stake for Millennials? Leon Reed
Stand Back and Stand By. Militias and the Rest of Us, Jenine Weaver
Law and Order Cannot Divide Us, Todd Rowley
Covita: The Man on the Balcony and the Rule of Law, Leon Reed
How Republicans Might Approach a Second Term, Mark Berg
Good or Bad Government, Jeanne Duffy
A Reform Agenda for 2021, March 2021, 69 pages.
Analysis of national, state, and local issues that will affect our government and politics in the first Biden term. Topics include all the essays contained in the “Can Democracy Survive?” report, plus topics such as:
Trump’s Legacy, the Big Lie, Mark Berg
Private Militias, not Just Dangerous but Illegal, Judy Young
Rebuilding the Civil Service, Leon Reed
Biden Aims High for Housing Aid, Bill Gilmartin
Healthcare essays by Jeanne Duffy and Mary Frances Colvin
Essays on Climate Changes and the Energy of the Future by Jeff Colvin and Tom DeLoe
Foreign and Defense Policy, Jeff Colvin
Poverty in Adams County. April 2021, 51 pages.
In-depth review of poverty in Adams County, including analysis of the effects of the COVID virus. Analysis of contributors to poverty, such as job market, workforce, affordable housing, transportation, health, education, incarceration, etc.
Can Democracy Survive?, April 2021, 43 pages.
The democratic system is under continuing threat from a political party that refuses to accept the results of a presidential election and is working to undermine our democratic system of government. Attacks have come in the courts and state legislatures as well as physical attacks on state capitols and the Congress of the United States. This report analyzes some of the problems and solutions.
Description of DFA’s Democracy Project, Gettysburg DFA Steering Committee
Reforming and Rebuilding our Democracy, Tom DeLoe
Electoral College, by Jeff Colvin
The Filibuster, Leon Reed
Making Our Democracy Work, Locally, Carolyn George
Critical Ballot Questions, Jeanne Duffy
Redistricting, Steve Niebler
The Need for a National Civics Initiative, Leon Reed