Being Joe Manchin
For those who haven’t seen (or don’t quite remember) Being John Malkovich, here is a thumbnail of the 1999 film’s plot: [...]
Bringing It All Back Home
As the tragic events in Afghanistan continue to unfold, we might take a few minutes to venture beyond analyzing the Trum [...]
The Blessings of Liberty
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquili [...]
Educating Democratic Citizens
"If a plague carried off the members of a society all at once, it is obvious that the group would be permanently done fo [...]
GUNS, SELF-DETERMINATION and DEMOCRACY
With another spate of mass shootings this spring, the American public has once again been forced to ask why we seem inca [...]
Citizens Uniting Across Generations
I’m taking a little different approach with this post, by inviting a guest to share it with me, in dialogue form. In fa [...]
Democracy Finds a Champion in a Giant of American Journalism
I remember, as an undergraduate, reading Hedrick Smith’s dispatches to the New York Times from Saigon, Paris, Cairo and [...]
Edging Beyond Either/Or
The COVID pandemic has presented our species with a uniquely far-reaching and thoroughgoing challenge. My point here i [...]
Mobs, Tribes, and Problem-Solvers
For many of us, the most enduring memory of the second Trump impeachment trial will undoubtedly center on scenes of our [...]
Pronouns, Presidents, and the Res Publica
In this day and age, a blog post about pronouns might be expected to focus on the issue of personal gender pronouns. He [...]
