Corey Nathan
@coreysnathan.bsky.social
Creative Businessman, Engaged Citizen Hubby, dad and die hard @mets fan Exec. Producer, Host of Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other
"What have you heard about that?" might be the five most useful words in American politics right now. @dcinbox.bsky.social Lindsey Cormack on raising citizens, talking across difference without keeping score, and her new show Government That Doesn't Suck.
I had such a great conversation with @coreysnathan.bsky.social on Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other. We talked powerlifting, civics, parenting, and why democracy depends on people actually knowing how to use it. It's all here: www.politicsandreligion.us/e/lindsey-cormack
Lindsey Cormack || How to Raise a Citizen for a Government That Doesn't Suck | Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other
The founders weren't just the names in the history books. You count as one, and citizenship is something you practice. Lindsey Cormack studies how members of Congress actually talk to the people they ...
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Wrote a #4thofJuly essay that opens with a firebombed synagogue and closes on an 87-year-old named Eloise who's been showing up to rallies since the early '60s. It's about what survives after a sacred place gets desecrated. Link below.
Wrote this last week in DC. Before the weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial. Sometimes the essay arrives before the fact does.
Wrote this essay last week while walking through Washington. Before last night. Before the weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial. Sometimes the metaphor arrives before the fact does.
@carissaveliz.bsky.social's new book PROPHECY (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social) argues that AI predictions aren't really about knowing your future — they're about controlling it. She joins Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other for a conversation that's hard to shake. Link in comments.
Wasn't sure if I should share something this personal, but a dear friend reminded me it's Mental Health Awareness Month. So maybe someone can relate. Or maybe it helps someone understand a loved one a little better. #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealth
Jefferson placed a bust of Hamilton across from his own at Monticello. In old age, he'd look at it and say: "Opposed in life as in death." Not enemies. Adversaries.
For 15 years, I didn't put my hand on my heart during the Pledge. Then I started again. Not for the reason you think. Full essay at the link in comments. Free to read.
Most Americans want to make a difference in the lives of others. Most assume they're the only ones who feel that way. Brian Hooks of Stand Together joined TP&R to talk about the collective illusion — and what it looks like when the exhausted majority finally shows up. 🎧 bit.ly/Spotify_Bria...
Today's the day THE QUEEN AND HER PRESIDENTS hits shelves. And it just so happens the luminous @susanpagedc.bsky.social is this week's guest on @goodfaithpolitics.bsky.social, where she got candid about the long road in journalism, her craft, and a lot more you won't find in the book jacket.
No Kings, the Constitution, and the cauterizing of the civic conscience
My latest on Substack. Would love your thoughts if you get a chance to read it. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/the-laughi...
Rajiv Mehta, founder of Mapping Ourselves and member of WEAVE: The Social Fabric Project. "The self is plural." One of the more radically nuanced ideas in a convo full of them. Part of our ongoing WEAVE series. His book Camaraderie is out this summer. 🎧 www.politicsandreligion.us/e/raj-mehta_...
Something a little different. Would love your thoughts if you get a chance to read it. open.substack.com/pub/coreysna...
A Canticle for Bailey
When despair for the world grows in me
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One is an ancient tyrant who demanded idol worship. The other is from Babylon.
Tribalism isn't a flaw. It's ancient wiring that kept us alive. The problem is it hasn't caught up with civil society. And staying in real conversation across difference isn't natural. It's a decision. Braver Angels' Wilk Wilkinson on the new episode. Link below.
“We don’t need yet another commentary about how uncivil the current occupant of the Oval Office is. But this is the latest painful reminder that those of us who still have some semblance of good will and good faith have work to do.” coreysnathan.substack.com/p/dispatches...
Be water, my friend. New piece on civic renewal, cross-difference conversations, and why a small handful of pub conversations might make all the difference in the world. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/dispatches...
Is America becoming more judgmental? What about other countries? New episode with Jonathan Evans from @pewresearch.org digging into what the data actually shows about how Americans see each other. Good one to sit with. www.politicsandreligion.us/e/jonathanev...
Our vocabulary is being colonized by those whose actions and character render them unqualified to commandeer such valuable words. As Bono once said of Helter Skelter, “This is a song Charles Manson stole from the Beatles; we’re stealing it back!”
Trump ran on getting OUT of foreign wars. Then launched one without a congressional vote. Some of his voters are noticing the gap. This essay is for them and for anyone trying to talk to them. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
Many voters supported policies. The question is whether they supported abandoning constitutional limits to achieve them. New essay: When the Constitution Becomes the Obstacle
