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 on the New York Times Bestseller list are all about race and criminal justice. They were written by black authors too.

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

Doing her part to keep the flag off the ground during a 4th of July Parade (photo by Julie Raccuglia) American founders worried about limiting our expectations if we only understood ourselves through lists. In the original case, the question revolved around the perils of listing fundamental rights. That list