Civic Life

Welcome to Real Conversation

Introducing Free Pie

Sep 30 • David Blankenhorn

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Trump Accounts (cont.)

A Hillsdale podcast featuring differing views (mine and Jeremy Horpedahl’s) on whether we should have Trump Accounts.

Sep 29 • David Blankenhorn

August 2026

Signs of Civic Life (cont.)

Town Hall, Vernon, Connecticut, 2013

Aug 19

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Signs of Civic Life

Cripple Creek, Virginia, 2026.

Aug 12

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Signs of Civic Life

As Eudora Welty said, "Our signs reveal us."

Aug 5 • David Blankenhorn

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July 2026

Offering Every Child a Stake in America

Trump Accounts, Considered

Jul 29 • David Blankenhorn

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Patriotism for All of Us

Can love of country bring us together again -- or will it continue to divide us?

Jul 4 • David Blankenhorn

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February 2026

When We Can't Trust Our Own Eyes

When the Administration doctored Nekima Levy Armstrong’s photo, a crucial civic line was crossed.

Feb 23 • David Blankenhorn

January 2026

Minneapolis Winter

A second protester has been shot and killed.

Jan 26 • David Blankenhorn

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Against the Sublime

The photography of Inuuteq Storch and the civic reality of the Arctic

Jan 23 • Samuel J. Abrams

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How Does a Free Society Determine What's True?

What we can learn from the shooting in Minneapolis.

Jan 19 • David Blankenhorn

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December 2025

The Photography of Martin Parr

He saw who we really are.

Dec 19, 2025 • Samuel J. Abrams

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