Good afternoon from sweltering Washington, where my neighborhood parade convened before the heat of the day fully arrived. Alex Howard, with another civic text on a day when far more of my fellow Americans pay attention to civics. As always, thank you for subscribing, sharing, commenting, and connecting. You can
Good afternoon from Washington, where the capitol of the United States is dressed up and rehearsing to celebrate the Declaration of Independence, 248 years ago tomorrow. Alex Howard here, with another civic text. Thanks to everyone who has subscribed so far, especially to new members and the folk who have
Good afternoon from sunny Washington, DC. Alex Howard here, with another civic text. I'm honestly still getting my mind around that the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a former President has "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority" and
Good afternoon from sweltering Washington, where I'm hunkering down in air conditioning and parsing what the Supreme Court's decision on Murthy vs Missouri means for how social media companies and U.S. government interact around disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda. (More on that later!) Alex Howard here,
Good morning from shady upstate New York, where I'm feeling grateful to have escaped the building heatwave in Washington. If you're in a zone of dangerous heat across the United States and beyond, please be extra careful today. Alex Howard here, with another civic text. Today,
In 2021, Congress designated June 19 as a national holiday: Juneteenth. President Biden signed the bill into law, and as a result, today is a federal holiday. On June 19, 1865, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all
Good morning from shady upstate New York, where I've retreated from the heat and humidity of DC to celebrate Father's Day with my Dad and then his 80th birthday. Alex Howard here, with another civic text. As a reminder, if you find these newsletters interesting, useful,
Hello from Washington! Alex Howard here, with another civic text. I'm sorry for being out of pocket for a bit; I'm will establish a more regular publishing schedule over the course of the summer and keep experimenting with format. Today, I want to meditate a little
Hello from rainy DC. Alex Howard here, with another civic text. Sorry to be a bit out of pocket this past week; I've been tending to family matters and out of writing rhythm. (Much more to come!) As always, please feel free to reach out directly to me
Hello from suddenly steamy DC, where I'm giving the National Park Service and DC government the business for not turning on the water fountains yet. Alex Howard, with another civic text. Thank you to everyone who has subscribed so far, especially everyone who has taken a bet on
Good afternoon from cloudy DC. I hope you're well. Alex here, with another civic text. To be honest, I'm still grinding my teeth over oral arguments at the Supreme Court, where jurists appear open to the notion that a man can, in fact, be above the
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Last Tuesday, I took my daughter to Congress so she could have a bit more context into my work. We watched Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced a Congressional Transparency Caucus forum where officials and advocates discusses the U.S.'s commitment to the Open