It seems like only yesterday when we made democracy the theme of this newsletter. But it was actually August, in 2019, and here we are again, with our way of life on the line--again...
2023 saw the passing of three remarkable women in the civic life of our country, one from each branch of government, all almost as remarkable for their journeys as for their destinations and achievements...
After a year like this one, it's natural to have a lot of wishes, and we do, some of them dating back to at least 2016. But they all come down to one....
Eight score ago Abraham Lincoln wondered if a nation created out of an idea "could long endure." Can there be any doubt the welcoming and gathering together of those from all over the world who believe in that idea has been the most durable answer...
It will surely hurt his feelings to hear it, but Trump's 90+ felony charges pale in comparison to the real Trial of the Century. The defendant is democracy, the jury is we, the people, and the verdict will determine the future of the free...
What should we be more thankful than that we're here? And thankful for what made this, and the country we've become, possible: immigration and immigrants...
Geography is the science of place and America is a very big place. Not surprisingly, in times of division, geography is often at the root of the divide, while the ways in which humanity rises above it to form common ground is our wellspring of hope...
[caption id="attachment_3453" align="alignnone" width="925"] Click the image above to learn more about (and acquire) the book (we earn no commission or any other revenue on its sale)[/caption] In her new book, the chair of the Democratic party in Nebraska says unlikely alliances are the way forward...
Our first president said it first, and the last real Republican president said it best: "Every immigrant makes our nation more, not less, American." And today what divides us on immigration--stunting our growth as a nation--is no more substantial than a border wall...
Unity and union share the same root, but while appeals for unity are, too often, calls by "powers that be" to fall in line, unions are typically the product of contention. And yet, in the long run, more vital to unity than establishment appeals...
