Culture, Faith You Are Dependent on Others. That Is a Good Thing. "To insist that we do not need the assistance and support of others is arrogance, no matter how persistently we rationalize The American Commons Posted on June 19, 2021
Culture, Politics Labor-Saving Technology Is Bad, Sometimes "If new construction materials and techniques come at the cost of losing important skills on a grand scale, racking up The American Commons Posted on June 19, 2021
Culture In America, Asians Are Treated Like Perpetual Foreigners "People of all races need to confront some uncomfortable truths about their histories, and in-part require Asian immigrants The American Commons Posted on June 19, 2021
Politics Campaign Diary: James Hanink – June 15th [Campaign Diaries is a new series at The American Commons. James Hanink is a candidate running for Governor The American Commons Posted on June 15, 2021
Culture What’s Wrong With Journalism? Curbing the influence of partisan plutocrats will require us to alter our consumption habits on a grand scale. The American Commons Posted on June 12, 2021
Faith Grounded in Truth The purpose of life and community is for the love of God, and for the love of the other. All social teaching stems from this The American Commons Posted on June 12, 2021
Politics An Inconsistent Life Ethic Has Practical Consequences Democrats and Republicans struggle to address the practical and financial realities that come with raising a child, instead The American Commons Posted on June 12, 2021
Politics Childhood Hunger Is Largely the Result of Government Obstructionism Without action, countless communities will lose the ability to provide supplemental and in some cases the only meals some The American Commons Posted on June 5, 2021
Politics America Needs Widespread Property Ownership. Cryptocurrency Might Make That Easier. We are no longer an agrarian society, and no amount of romantic nostalgia will bring us back there. As such, we need to The American Commons Posted on June 5, 2021