Good afternoon from Washington, where I’ve been holding down the fort for a tween, two dogs, and a growing end-of-year checklist. I hope you and yours are well. If you’re receiving this message, it’s because you subscribed to CivicTexts: thank you! If you can, please consider upgrading
Good afternoon from Washington, soaking up sun while I can. If you’re reading this, you’ve subscribed to Civic Texts from yours truly. Thank you! Please consider upgrading to a paid membership, if you can. Your support means I can continue to make CivicTexts free and open to all,
Good morning from suburban Maryland, where I am starting the week after a holiday break. I hope this message finds you well after Thanksgiving. I cooked up a storm, including a memorable pie and applesauce for the ages. If you’re reading this, you’ve subscribed to a newsletter from
Good morning from rainy Washington, where I am drinking eggnog coffee and getting ready to travel. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating in the United States. I wanted to share a reflection about the origins of this national day that depart from the mythic harvest dinner of centuries past. Our National
Good afternoon from Washington. I hope you and yours are safe and well, wherever this message finds you. If you’re reading this, you’ve subscribed to a newsletter from yours truly. Thank you! Please consider upgrading to a paid membership and, if you can, directly support both this work
Good afternoon from Washington! Thank you for subscribing. Please upgrade to a paid membership and, if you can, directly support both this work and my family as I continue to figure out what’s next. Your support means I can continue to make CivicTexts free and open to all, not
Good afternoon from Washington, where I’ve been spending much of the past week reflecting on what has happened and what’s yet to come. Thanks to everyone who has subscribed and become a member. I wanted to make sure you were aware of some important, good news that is
Good afternoon from the Georgetown waterfront, where I watched Washingtonians run, ride, skate, cycle, and row by the Potomac. I’ve increased my outdoor exercise since Monday to mitigate the cortisol levels in my body and sense of foreboding in my soul. Sun, nature, movement, and getting to work help.
Good morning from Washington, where I am making sense of a new political landscape amidst the graven monuments, memorials, and institutions. These civic spaces make our nation’s Capitol a unique environment to write about government, technology, and policy. There’s sunlight and shadows everywhere. Today, I’ll be focusing
Good morning from Capitol Hill in Washington. Thanks to everyone who has subscribed to Civic Texts sonce my last message. I expect this won’t be the last time you hear from me today. It’s Election Day here in the United States. You may have heard about it on
Good afternoon from Capitol Hill, where I’m putting the final touches on our Halloween decorations and the sounds of hammers ring in the fall air as the inauguration stands rise again on the west lawn. Last night, my daughter and I joined restless multitudes of Americans in Washington to
I am grateful to have been able to cycle down to the National Mall tonight to bear witness to history with my daughter, for many reasons. We joined tens of thousands of Americans, as the crowd spilled out of the Ellipse south of the White House and stretched up to
