Politics on the Road to Zion: A Conversation with the Co-Leaders of Mormon Women for Ethical Government
Most Americans presume that when you combine religion and politics, you end up corrupting one or the other, or both. Mormon Women for Ethical Government, a grassroots network with 7,000+ members across 49 states, thinks the opposite: faith can help redeem politics, and vice versa.
We Need a Bigger Boat to Revitalize U.S. Democracy—Here Are Three Ways We Can Start Building It
Democracy’s defenders have lost as much ground as we have gained in the Trump Era. We can’t whistle past this reality. We can’t assume that, if we just keep doing what we have been, only with more urgency and funding, we will succeed. It is time for a new theory of change. To paraphrase Chief Brody in Jaws after his first glimpse of the massive shark, we are going to need a bigger boat to revitalize U.S. democracy.
Veterans Day Reflections
The following post may seem a bit personal and off-topic after an important week for our democracy. But on this Veterans Day, I am feeling gratitude for the veterans in my life and the examples of their citizenship. If you’ll indulge me, I'd like to share some reflections about them.
The Price of Union Hasn’t Changed
It is unsettling to realize the fate of our democracy will depend on people we disagree with politically granting us forbearance. It may be even more unsettling to realize we are obliged to do the same for them.
A Playbook for Regaining Our Common Purpose
A recent report makes clear that whatever happens in the 2020 election, we will still have a long way to go to revitalize our democracy. Our Common Purpose shows us how we could get from here to there.