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Questions of Civic Proportions: Is this what a radical experiment in democracy looks like?

You may have heard a whole lot of news about Texas this week. Dark clouds have rolled in across the plains. There's shared despair, making it difficult to see any signs of our shared purpose. This time, I didn't just watch the proceedings under the capitol dome.

Questions of Civic Proportions: Can we fight loss with love?

My Fellow Citizens, In an instant, the right song has the power to transport across time and space to some past moment. On this day, there’s a song that transports me to a moment that we share. At some point in the day, every April 4th, I think “A

Questions of Civic Proportions: What is missing from the stories we already know?

My Fellow Citizens, I grew up watching Wonder Woman fly across the country in her invisible jet. My grandmother loved Linda Carter in this show. I was very young, and she wanted me to feel empowered by this female superhero. I thought the whole thing looked like a bad game

Questions of Civic Proportions: What if we have to get angry to change the world?

My Fellow Citizens, I recently discovered one of my favorite Harriet Tubman quotes. The words describe her. They are not her own but they still speak to why it’s important to hear voices like hers. Writing in 1875, Harriet Beecher Stowe described Tubman when she visited the famous author’

Repeat the Question: Is Disinformation a Required Part of Living in a Democracy?

Repeat the Question: Is Disinformation a Required Part of Living in a Democracy? A Proposal for a Democratic OffenseAgainst Disinformation There’s a bad idea masquerading as a principled commitment to free speech. We know we have a disinformation problem, but we have yet to decide what we can do

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