Issue
11
In This Issue
Going Local Matters
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Our Politics Should Address the Rebirth of Community
A Conversation with Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska -
Younger Community Leaders Create Hope for Our Democracy
An Essay by Holly Kuzmich, Executive Director of the George W. Bush Institute and Senior Vice President of the George W. Bush Presidential Center -
Millennials Reinvent Localism in Their Search for Community
An Essay by Anne Snyder, Director of the Philanthropy Roundtable’s Character Initiative -
Going Local in a Troubled Time
An Essay by Yuval Levin, Editor of National Affairs and Senior Editor of The New Atlantis -
The Roots of Economic Opportunity Are Local – In Our Homes, Work, and Communities
An Essay by Abby McCloskey, Economist and Founder of McCloskey Policy
Communities in Transition
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The Future of Cities: How Communities Rebound
A Conversation with James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic and Co-Author of Our Towns -
Detroit’s Journey from Plight to Progress
An Essay by Ron Fournier, President of the Truscott Rossman Public Relations and Public Affairs Firm and Former Editor and Publisher of Crain’s Detroit Business -
How a Mining Town Evolved Through Immigration
An Essay by Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute and Author of Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together -
No Longer Content with Kid-Brother Status, Thriving Suburbs Come of Age
An Essay by Bruce Tomaso, SMU Adjunct Journalism Professor and Former Dallas Morning News Reporter and Editor
Creating Community
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Traumatic Stories Play Themselves Out Across America’s Schools
An Essay by Tim Ware, Presidential Leadership Scholar and Founder of Memphis’s Veritas College Preparatory Charter School -
Technology Can Bring Neighbors Together, but Don't Forget the Baked Goods
An Essay by Kevin Sullivan, Senior Advisor, External Affairs at the George W. Bush Presidential Center -
The Boom in Urban Housing Prices is Holding Back Economic Growth
An Essay by J.H. Cullum Clark, Director for the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative -
Community is a Place and a Perspective
An Essay by Tom Melia, Washington Director of PEN America