ON POLITICAL CHANGE
AS PART OF THE ATLANTIC’S “THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION,” David Brooks writes, “America Needs a Mass Movement—Now,” October 14, 2025. His article provides a culminating lesson in civics, the initial one … Continue reading
INDEPENDENCE FOR WHOM? PART 1
A FEW DAYS AGO, I PROMISED to continue with more from The Atlantic’s “The Unfinished Revolution.” As I noted, think of this magazine’s excellent series as “a much appreciated (and … Continue reading
“THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION”—THE MORAL FOUNDATION
ELAINE PAGELS CONTRIBUTES AN ESSAY “The Moral Foundation of America” to “The Unfinished Revolution,” The Atlantic, November 2025. Think of this as another civics lesson we’ve seemingly forgotten. Elaine Pagels writes, … Continue reading
THE ATLANTIC’S UNFINISHED REVOLUTION PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE FOCUSED ON THE COVER of The Atlantic’s “Unfinished Revolution.” Today in Part 2, we continue with this magazine’s much appreciated (and much needed) civics lessons. Mad King George. … Continue reading
THE ATLANTIC’S UNFINISHED REVOLUTION PART 1
IF EVER OUR COUNTRY NEEDED LESSONS IN CIVICS, it’s as we approach its 250th anniversary. Authoritarian Trump, retro-Jim-Crow States, and an illbalanced Supreme Court are working hard to gerrymander the … Continue reading
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