Civic Life

Signs of Civic Life (cont.)

Town Hall, Vernon, Connecticut, 2013

Aug 19

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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Frank Gehry and Robert A.M. Stern, RIP

What their lives and work as architects tell us about American cities.

Dec 18, 2025 • Samuel J. Abrams

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Ruth Asawa’s Civic Imagination

On the sixth floor of the Museum of Modern Art, Ruth Asawa’s wire sculptures hang like breaths made visible, loops of brass and light suspended between…

Dec 10, 2025 • Samuel J. Abrams

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