Questions of Civic Proportions: Will the undecided save democracy?
Look around you. We live in a world shaped by “structural stupidity.” Or at least that’s how Jonathan Haidt understands the problem of our “enhanced-virality social networks.”
Shellee O'Brien
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Questions of Civic Proportions: Are We All Futurists Now?
This is going to get heavy. That's one way to respond to the latest IPCC climate change report and a recurring theme in the "Back to the Future" movies.
Questions of Civic Proportions: Can we act now to protect a livable future?
Hurry now! Act quick! This deal won't last long! That's what a manufactured sense of urgency sounds like, and we all know it works. Despite this disposition, we know that the failure of urgent calls to action is what best explains the state of our global climate today.
Questions of Civic Proportions: What don't we understand about power (and gender)?
Who does the laundry at your house? That's a question that a U.S. Senator asked a woman during her confirmation hearing to serve on the Supreme Court. I think the cringe-response to this exchange between Senator John Kennedy and Justice Amy Coney Barrett crossed party lines.
Questions of Civic Proportions: Is the American origin story big enough for all of us?
When we recast the origin story of the United States as an unfinished revolution, we reveal a whole cast of heroes we can rally around. The principles they worked to make real also become more central to understanding the story.