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Opinion essay for The Atlantic:

We the people are on our own

And that’s not nearly as depressing as it sounds.

Opinion essay for The Boston Globe’s Ideas:

Reclaiming our agency

Let’s stop clinging to the self-defeating narrative that we’re powerless to bridge our ideological divides and to build consensus. How about restoring our belief in ourselves and each other instead?

For NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday:

Maine's Next Generation Of Lobstermen Brace For Unprecedented Change

The choice of whether or not to keep fishing is new for some Maine lobstermen.

Many say it's getting harder to make.

For The New Yorker:

The Pilgrims Who Visit the House in Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World”

If there has been a decline in the number of visitors since the height of Wyeth’s fame, thousands still come every year.