It’s Holocaust Remembrance Day: A Time to Reflect on Our Dark Past to Chart a Brighter FutureAn Idiosyncratic Guide to Essential Memorials & MuseumsJan 27Jan 27
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Reimagining American Democracy as Governance for the FutureI recently published Imagining Better Futures for American Democracy after extensive research on what governance innovations might make…Mar 31, 2023Mar 31, 2023
Reversing Imagination Atrophy: A New Year’s Resolution for Our TimesI am a doer, not a hoper. I’m a planner, not a dreamer. I look at the dark, scary stuff head on, unflinchingly. I think in terms of…Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2022
What would a WWII vet think today? Reflections on my dad’s 100th birthdayDad would have turned 100 today. I’ve missed him terribly these last 14 years, but I’m glad he was spared the wrenching disruptions we’ve…May 10, 20223May 10, 20223
9/11: Our Collective Trauma Still LingersLike a lot of Americans, I lost my sense of invulnerability on 9/11, shedding yet another vestige of American exceptionalism. I was…Sep 11, 2021Sep 11, 2021
Deep Canvassing: a better way to persuade in our divided timesNon-Judgmental Listening and Story Sharing Changes Attitudes Around Contentious Issues and Heals our DividesJul 8, 20212Jul 8, 20212
The Diner: Putting Human Connection on the MenuFor the last twenty years, my mother has frequented a diner on the Upper West Side of Manhattan near her home. It’s called Cafe 82. Given…Jun 16, 20212Jun 16, 20212