If we want to make things better, we’ll have to do it ourselves.

The only way to fix what is broken is from the bottom up, starting with a covenant between each other.

Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnJanuary 18, 20212020 election, taking action, localism, race

Best of 2020: We Don't Live in a World of Cartoon Villains

Basically decent people can support or enable things you find self-evidently bad. It’s easy to caricature them—it’s much harder to truly do the work of seeking to understand.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesDecember 16, 2020politics, 2020 election, best of strong towns

Blake Pagenkopf: Rebooting Our Political Operating System

Our one-dimensional view of politics—a “Left-Spectrum”—is far too limiting. it obscures opportunities to work together...and delegitimizes some people altogether. Here’s what a two-dimensional approach looks like.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 9, 2020politics, 2020 election, podcast

We Don't Live in a World of Cartoon Villains

Basically decent people can support or enable things you find self-evidently bad. It’s easy to caricature them—it’s much harder to truly do the work of seeking to understand.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesNovember 3, 2020politics, 2020 election

What Are We Waiting For?

The Strong Towns podcast returns with a look at why we shouldn’t wait for top-down solutions to problems that can be addressed—at least in part—much closer to home.