Culture • Current Conversations 9/11 and the Ruins of Memory Adam Joyce | 4 min read It is difficult to forget 9/11. I was in 10th grade at a college prep school in the D.C. area. During my second period sex education class it was announced... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Why Should You Care About the World? Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read “I’m going to lecture on ‘why you should care about the world!’” This morning I drove onto Capitol Hill, past the Capitol itself, and stopped at Bagels and Baguettes for... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Walker Percy, One More Time Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read The artists get there first, one more time. I am reading a manuscript, the galleys actually, which the publisher needs this next week. It is good work, but tedious. The... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Has Foodie Culture Forgotten the Poor? Erik Bonkovsky | 4 min read I recently attended a Public Square event hosted by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. We discussed recent survey results about how “it” cities like Richmond can attract and keep millennial professionals, who represent the future... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Chasing Misery: An Interview about Humanitarian Aid Work with Kelsey Hoppe Laura Merzig Fabrycky | 6 min read Kelsey Hoppe works for the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF), a membership organization of international NGOs providing humanitarian aid in Pakistan, where she lives. Previously, she worked in a range of different... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Technology in Pursuit of the Truth: An Interview with Andrew Fennig Adam Joyce | 7 min read Andrew Fennig started in the public sector working to solve problems with good policy and is now in the private sector trying to do the same with good technology. He... Continue Reading
