Don’t mess with the archivists and librarians
Preservation and access to the records of government is required for an informed population…and democracy.
All posts tagged: Weekly Reader
An occasional series of posts with links and short descriptions to books and articles of interest.
A right, not a privilege
Carol Anderson’s important work on the lengths those who fear democracy will go to disrupt it.
Declassifying my online newsletters (with an update)
Online newsletters are an excellent way to cut out the “corporate” in the media we consume.
The books I read in July 2022
Each month I have a goal of reading five books. Here’s my list from July 2022.
Narratives designed to unite rather than divide
We have a role in creating the future That’s the good story.
The consequences of complicity in an “I don’t take responsibility” world
Carlos Lozada looks at books on our conflict and mistrust to consider what it was that got us here.
When the dog catches the car
When the dog catches the car, the car always wins. A radical minority in America has just caught the car.
The books I read in June 2022
Each month I have a goal of reading five books. Here’s my list from June 2022.
We have been here before
We may be shocked by our country’s regression, but James Baldwin reminds us that this is our history.
A book becomes a book in the hands of its readers
Emma Smith on why – when we think of books important to us – we find their content is inseparable from their form.
MORE TO COME... 