Issue 021: The Beginning, Again. In 2015 we took up the creative pursuit of truth and beauty through an online journal, and invited readers into the pursuit. Now, nine years later, with 19 writers with firsthand professional experience published across 140 digital journal entries and Volume One, we begin again. In the weeks that follow, this journal series will cover the cultural norms of ideology, division, and burnout, which make up the cycle of dysfunction.
Issue 020: Which Way Forward? As we think about the next 40 years, it’s critical that we take up the challenge of our time—in the words of President Kennedy, not because it is easy but because it is hard. We believe that the American idea is this: we make our country more just and free when we collaborate, build trust, and build endurance.
Issue 019: The Trailhead—Leadership for American Unity One of America’s first political cartoons is a message of unity. Published in 1754 by Benjamin Franklin, it depicts the now familiar image of a snake severed into pieces, each representing the colonies. With the image, a declaration is written: “Join, or Die.”
Unity is a choice, and we all know the effects of disunity. President Washington warned us about them in his Farewell Address. But how do we choose unity? How do we offer leadership for American unity as the purpose of any professional work in American politics and government?
Issue 018: Inaugurate Peace Liberatus Volume One will give you inspiration for the journey to overcome us vs them narratives and become Americans the next generation will love. You can back it now on Kickstarter.
Issue 017: Visioneering As we compile a print journal on wholeness in politics, in this Visioneering journal series we will explore the problem in politics, the solution, and our creative challenge; how we can create a new category for political engagement; and how you can give peace a voice in Washington.
Issue 021: The Beginning, Again. In 2015 we took up the creative pursuit of truth and beauty through an online journal, and invited readers into the pursuit. Now, nine years later, with 19 writers with firsthand professional experience published across 140 digital journal entries and Volume One, we begin again. In the weeks that follow, this journal series will cover the cultural norms of ideology, division, and burnout, which make up the cycle of dysfunction.
