My 2020 Reading List: It's Short and Has Issues

My 2020 Reading List is Short and Complicated A difficult year made my reading goals impossible so I asked a different question. This is the season to post your 2020 reading list. If there’s one habit that was made for COVID-life, it’s reading. Socially distant by design and

Questions of Civic Proportions: What do the books on your shelves tell you about who we are?

My Fellow Citizens, The data is in: we’re buying the books. You might have even seen the screenshot circulating as a sign of hope. The top non-fiction titles [https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/] on the New York Times Bestseller list are all about race and criminal justice.

Reading List: What the Warmth of Other Suns Tells Us about the American Dream

Reading List: What the Warmth of Other Suns Tells Us about the American Dream The Warmth of Other Suns is the story of the American Dream turned backwards or inside out. It’s a story that’s absolutely necessary to understand before we use that idea of the United States

#CitizensRead: "Gumption" and the Battle Cry of a Decent People

[https://www.politicolor.com/2016/03/citizensread-gumption-and-the-battle-cry-of-a-decent-people/5903727244_b77c6e350d_b/] Doing her part to keep the flag off the ground during a 4th of July Parade (photo by Julie Raccuglia) [https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fjfolsom%2F5903727244%2F] American founders worried about limiting