Danielle Allen is one of the great thinkers of our generation… by which I mean the GenX generation that teeters on the brink between hopelessness… Read More »Danielle Allen at UMass Amherst on “How to be a Confident Pluralist”
Florida is preparing for Hurricane Milton, the second significant storm in two weeks to impact the southern US. Hurricane Helene killed at least 220 people… Read More »What if our nation is not built for climate change?
“The rest rooms are upstairs. Turn left at the Chihuly.” While those aren’t the directions I usually expect to hear in the Visitors Center of… Read More »Road trip: The Company Town and the Corn Fields
Cities change over time. Communities that were organized around production of steel or auto parts or glass are now organized around finance and healthcare, tourism… Read More »Roadtrip: A tale of two cities
I tried to write this post from the last leg of my trip, between Utica, NY and Pittsfield, MA. I’ve been dictating posts as I… Read More »Roadtrip: Utica Starts With You
In 1999, a book called The Places Rated Almanac offered a ranking of American cities in terms of their desirability as places to live. There… Read More »Road trip: Peoria to Kankakee