Civic Essays
What We Owe the Next Generation
There is a kind of conversation that has gone out of fashion in this country, and we are paying for its absence. It is the conversation older people used to [...]
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- You Can Scream Underwater August 9, 20262014 12 16 Tuesday Like most mornings aboard the CGC Active, I was sitting on the mess deck, hunched over my coffee, inhaling the vapors to drive the weariness from my eyes and head. The space was crowded with people going back and forth. Discussions ranged from whatever sports event was on the night before […]K.C. Aud
- Rewriting Trauma with Ketamine and Consciousness August 9, 2026I have been part of a national study using ketamine, my mind, and cannabis for surgical procedures instead of opioids since 2018. There have been critics of ketamine and psychedelic therapy recently, but that’s because few people truly know what they are doing in this arena. At the same time, science is finally looking at […]Shane Jernigan
- Identity Politics: Jim Crow’s Rebrand in Drag August 8, 2026By Tammy Pondsmith Jim Crow used to be an ugly little man with a bullhorn and a “Whites Only” sign. Now he’s had a makeover, lost some weight, and turned into Identity Politics. Same sneer, new wardrobe. The script hasn’t changed — it’s still “judge people by their skin, not their character” — but now […]Art107 News
- When Outrage Becomes Violence August 8, 2026Every so often, tragedy forces an uncomfortable question: When words serve not to inform, but to inflame, do the purveyors of that rhetoric bear culpability when someone acts on it violently? This isn’t just political theory—it’s a moral battleground we can no longer ignore. The Tragedy in Minneapolis: A Horrific Case Study On August 27, […]Dave Chamberlin
- “Game of Thrones” Leadership” Chaos Is a Ladder August 7, 2026Few lines from modern television have penetrated strategic and leadership discourse as deeply as Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish’s observation in Game of Thrones: “Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them.” Delivered in Season 3 during a private exchange […]Charles Faint
