by Shellee O'Brien | Newsletter
Questions of Civic Proportions Newsletter April 19, 2020 My Fellow Citizens, We’re all asking one another, “how are you holding up?” The standard response usually starts with a deep breath and includes some bad joke. We’re looking for a new approach to our standard...
by Shellee O'Brien | Newsletter
Questions of Civic Proportions Newsletter March 22, 2020 My Fellow Citizens, This is a moment when we need everyone to get it. Dr. Sanjay Gupta told late-night host Stephen Colbert that he thought we were. People are starting to get this, Gupta said, “I have an...
by Shellee O'Brien | Newsletter
Questions of Civic Proportions Newsletter March 8, 2020 My Fellow Citizens, Big announcements of Democratic candidates dropping out of the 2020 presidential race have shaped the news this week. While the media has talked for some time about a contest that quickly...
by Shellee O'Brien | Newsletter
Questions of Civic Proportions Newsletter February 23, 2020 My Fellow Citizens, I want to share a call to arms: “Less despair. More repair.” So says Austin Kleon, a local artist and writer here in Austin, Texas. His most recent book Keep Going wants...
by Shellee O'Brien | Newsletter
Questions of Civic Proportions Newsletter January 26, 2020 My Fellow Citizens, By now, you’ve heard discussion of the latest book about the Trump presidency. You’ve undoubtedly heard one of its key phrases, “dangerously uninformed.” But is any...
by Shellee O'Brien | Newsletter
Questions of Civic Proportions Newsletter January 12, 2020 My Fellow Citizens, It’s that time of year again. It might be unique to election years. Let’s all join hands or shake our fists or whatever it is you do when we join together to call for better...
