Read a sample: “How to Be an Active American Citizen: a practical workbook for regular people” Sunny Apocalypse

annoyed yet? Sorry not sorry.
Resist. Rest. Repeat. Yes—rest is part of democracy.
📘 there’s a whole chapter on this because I love you
#Burnout #ResistRestRepeat #Sustainable #CivicLife
read.amazon.com/sample/B0GTW...

💬 Talking to people you disagree with — really talking, not just waiting for your turn to argue — is a skill that's quietly disappearing, and it's costing us more than we realize.

#CivicLife #HardConversations

A dramatic classical scene of Julius Caesar’s assassination, with senators surrounding him and striking with raised daggers as he reaches out in shock. The image includes the title “Veni, Vidi, Vaccine,” the subtitle “The Shot That Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Coup,” a headphone icon indicating audio, and the author’s Substack link.

“Liberty is found at that old crossroads—where rights and responsibilities meet.”

🎧 Veni, Vidi, Vaccine
The shot that flew over the cuckoo’s coup

👉 noshortcutstonow.substack.com/p/veni-vidi-...

#Philosophy #Writing #CivicLife

We ask what our military can win.

We should also ask what it can build.

"The Arsenal of Mercy"

Link in thread

#PublicPolicy #Military #Infrastructure #CivicLife

Nothing really ends.

It just changes shape.

New column: Nothing Ever Really Ends

Link in thread.

#RootsAndMainStreet #CivicLife #AmericanHistory #PublicPolicy

“If we want an America where communities thrive and opportunity is broadly shared, we must invest in the civic fabric that makes that future possible.”

#Philanthropy #Trust #CivicLife

Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. MARK DAVIS - Demons of Democracy Mark Davis is a political commentator and author who explores themes of governance, ideology, and public discourse in works such as Demons of Democracy. Davis examines how political polarization, ideological conflict, and competing interpretations of democratic principles can shape national debates and public policy. His work discusses the tensions that arise within democratic systems when differing values, interests, and power structures collide, encouraging readers to consider how societies can navigate disagreement while preserving the foundations of democratic governance.

📣 New Podcast! "Rob McConnell Interviews - DR. MARK DAVIS - Demons of Democracy" on @Spreaker #analysis #civiclife #commentary #debate #democracy #demonsofdemocracy #discourse #governance #government #ideology #institutions #leadership #markdavis #polarization #politicaldebate #politicalthought

Overflowing public trash bin on a Stockholm sidewalk at dusk, stacked with takeaway coffee cups and food packaging beneath a municipal sign reading “Tack för hjälpen!” while pedestrians walk past storefronts including Dr. Martens, the bin visibly beyond capacity

Cleanup request exceeded available attention

#stockholm #streetphotography #urbanlife #citystreets #sweden #scandinavia #everydaycity #publicspace #urbanrealism #citydetails #streetmoment #civiclife #urbanobservations #moderncity #nightblue #documentaryphotography #streetphoto #urbanstories

The 1776 | voice of the people The 1776 is dedicated to improving government processes through collaboration and innovation. Join us in our mission to establish a transparent constitutional convention for the benefit of all citizen...

Government communications now feel like branding campaigns. Reassurance replaces explanation. Do you feel informed—or managed?
#Transparency #CivicLife the1776.org

The 1776 | voice of the people The 1776 is dedicated to improving government processes through collaboration and innovation. Join us in our mission to establish a transparent constitutional convention for the benefit of all citizen...

Government communications now feel like branding campaigns. Reassurance replaces explanation. Do you feel informed—or managed?
#Transparency #CivicLife the1776.org

Make America Civic Again How parents can rebuild community—and protect youth mental health

The youth mental-health crisis isn’t just clinical — it’s civic.
As a child psychiatrist, I believe rebuilding community through families may be one of the most powerful interventions we have.

#YouthMentalHealth
#Belonging
#Community
#ParentingTeens
#CivicLife

open.substack.com/pub/slaterj/...

Miller will say anything that he feels his audience currently desires, he is a creature of expediency. Government communications now feel like branding campaigns. Reassurance replaces explanation. Do you feel informed—or managed?
#Transparency #CivicLife the1776.org

The 1776 | voice of the people The 1776 is dedicated to improving government processes through collaboration and innovation. Join us in our mission to establish a transparent constitutional convention for the benefit of all citizen...

Government communications now feel like branding campaigns. Reassurance replaces explanation. Do you feel informed—or managed?
#Transparency #CivicLife the1776.org

The 1776 | voice of the people The 1776 is dedicated to improving government processes through collaboration and innovation. Join us in our mission to establish a transparent constitutional convention for the benefit of all citizen...

Government communications now feel like branding campaigns. Reassurance replaces explanation. Do you feel informed—or managed?
#Transparency #CivicLife the1776.org

The 1776 | voice of the people The 1776 is dedicated to improving government processes through collaboration and innovation. Join us in our mission to establish a transparent constitutional convention for the benefit of all citizen...

Government communications now feel like branding campaigns. Reassurance replaces explanation. Do you feel informed—or managed?
#Transparency #CivicLife the1776.org

Loneliness, polarization, and digital fragmentation — and how they intersect with individualism and community. A closer look here: buff.ly/XcD5jNE
#MentalHealth #SocialCapital #CivicLife

At some point, the block button stopped being a feature and became a philosophy.

Today’s column: Unfriended — on social media, civic life, and the quiet shrinking of our public squares.

Link in thread.

#RootsAndMainStreet
#MediaCulture
#CivicLife
#Journalism
#Community

Once More, The Light Once more, the light is dimming across America.

Once more, the light is dimming across America.
Not extinguished. Not yet.

A new poem.

#poetry #America #CivicLife
kevinareilly.substack.com/p/once-more-...

When the Ballpark Was a Church How baseball went from civic infrastructure to nostalgia theater

Baseball isn’t really the subject. It’s a case study in how institutions shift from solving coordination problems to performing memory. From Cobb to the pitch clock, the game tells a bigger story about civic life.

uortego.substack.com/p/when-the-b...

#Baseball #CivicLife #InstitutionalDecay

World War II still feels close when you sit with the stories—ration books, telegrams, empty chairs at the table.

Freedom isn’t inherited automatically.
It’s maintained—by truth, sacrifice, and civic trust.

#WorldWarII #History #CivicLife

Government communications now feel like branding campaigns. Reassurance replaces explanation. Do you feel informed—or managed?
#Transparency #CivicLife #the1776org

It is clear that this administration entirely excuses any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Many of them, share it as a common bond. Government communications now feel like branding campaigns. Reassurance replaces explanation. Do you feel informed—or managed?
#Transparency #CivicLife #the1776org

World War II still feels close when you talk with people who lived through it — or grew up in its shadow.
Freedom isn’t inherited automatically.
It’s maintained.

#WorldWarII #History #CivicLife

A WWII reminder I try to keep: freedom isn’t inherited automatically — it’s maintained.
Civic trust, shared sacrifice, and truth mattered then, and they matter now.
#WorldWarII #CivicLife #History

A WWII reminder I try to keep: freedom isn’t inherited automatically — it’s maintained.
Civic trust, shared sacrifice, and truth mattered then, and they matter now.
#WorldWarII #CivicLife #History

HOW ARE YOU — REALLY?

#america #reflection #civiclife #publicmood

That idea didn’t start with a commercial for me.

#NeighborUp has been on my mind & at my core for the better part of a decade after Partnerscapes (formerly Partners for Conservation) taught me how we can align across differences.
#CivicLife #CommunityBuilding

Some rooms used to be full.
Now they’re mailing lists.

A column on civic life, nonprofits, and New Deal Institutionalism.

🔗 rootsandmainstreet.substack.com

#CivicLife
#Institutions
#Community
#PublicPolicy

Five concrete policy proposals - with cost logic - focused on labour, space, education and public commissioning.

open.substack.com/pub/blackbir...

#culturalpolicy #artsandculture #publicvalue #creativeeconomy #dcms #artseducation #civiclife @lisanandy

Public decisions don’t fail because people lack data.
They fail because people stop listening.

Charts can inform.
They can’t substitute for accountability

go.azsos.gov/2dtj

#PublicProcess
#Accountability
#ListenFirst
#CivicLife
#DecisionMaking
#Satire