C. Dixon Osburn·2d agoFrom Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to Don’t AmplifyFifteen years ago today, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell finally ended. After nearly two decades, gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans could serve…
C. Dixon Osburn·Sep 4Humility as a Democratic StrengthOn the eve of D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower faced one of the most consequential decisions any military commander has ever made. More…
C. Dixon Osburn·Sep 2Without Becoming What We FearTwenty-five years ago, on a clear September morning, I was sitting in the office of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, two blocks…A response icon1A response icon1
C. Dixon Osburn·Aug 30American RenaissanceThere are moments in the life of a country when the future seems larger than the present. The Renaissance was one of them. It was not…
C. Dixon Osburn·Aug 28The Five Promises of DemocracyWe often talk about democracy as a system of elections, constitutions, courts and legislatures. Most people want something more basic from…
C. Dixon Osburn·Aug 20The AI ConciergeGovernment has a peculiar way of making simple things difficult. A citizen does not experience government as a single institution…A response icon1A response icon1
C. Dixon Osburn·Aug 19Democracy is a VerbWe have spent years asking how to restore Americans’ trust in democracy. We have commissioned surveys, explained the Constitution…
C. Dixon Osburn·Aug 18A National Civics Fellows CorpsEvery generation inherits the American experiment. But no generation inherits an understanding of it. That must be taught.
C. Dixon Osburn·Aug 5A Civic Innovation LabFor more than two centuries, America’s greatest strength has not been that we always had the right answers. It has been our willingness to…
