Tax Day
I'm among those who stand to lose my right to vote if the SAVE Act passes, and what that means at tax time.
Primary Election!
Some thoughts on New York City's primary elections in 2025 and their importance for community engagement.
A Book Launch in Uncertain Times
Connecting Eyes Open, launching this week, with the freedom struggle in Portugal and the need to value our democracy.
A map of states with school book bans, part of the 2023 World Voices Festival.
Authors Speak Out Against Book Bans
Introducing Authors Against Book Bans, an organization for freedom of expression that I joined along with more than a thousand other authors.
Off-Year Election
Arguments for voting in off-year elections as well as local ones that can have even more impact on daily life.
Speak Out for Freedom of Expression (While We Can)
The rise of book banning in schools, libraries, and bookstores, and what we can do to prevent it.
A message went up on plywood after Election Day, but the peaceful transfer of power isn't always a given.
A Regime Party Portrayed: The Weissensee Saga
A discussion of the German TV series Weissensee and what it can tell us about this moment in the U.S. today.
Our Fight Is Their Fight
Having newborn babies in the family has made us think of their future, what kind of world they'll grow up to live in. Jonah and Reed were conceived during Derrick…
Plebiscite
Seeing the 2020 election not as a contest between two presidential candidates but as an up-or-down vote on democracy itself.