Recent Posts
- Reconstruction and the Arguments That Never EndedAmerica largest nation-building project was Reconstruction with its trials and struggles mirroring foreign policy ever since.* A century and a half ago, we argued over our extent of control over … Read more
- Please Don’t Close Hiawatha ElementaryThis post is different from my usual writing. It’s a letter I am sending to Minneapolis leaders about the school system’s proposals to close up to 16 schools in the … Read more
- Maybe the Indiana Fever Shouldn’t Fire Coach WhiteIt’s a controversy from maybe the most replayed foul in the history of women’s basketball. Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever ran for the easy layup, and Di Jonai Carrington … Read more
- On Reading Polls (or: Many Democrats Don’t Actually Hate America)Imagine the time it takes to publish a poll only for people to misread it in a few seconds. So it was with a Gallup survey showing patriotism between political … Read more
- Space – The Saddest FrontierEarlier this year, insights from William Shatner pushed me to an unexpected sorrow. In his book “Boldly Go”, the Star Trek legend wrote of his experience traveling to space in … Read more