How social media can make philanthropy better. An interview with Larry Blumenthal, director of social media strategy for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. [...]

New Media And Civic Life: Interview With Noelle McAfee

Nov 17th, 2009

Noelle McAfeeIn this week’s edition of my podcast, Public Life Today, I interview Kettering Review editor and George Mason professor Noelle McAfee.I am proud to count Noelle as a friend. I recently noticed a piece in her blog, Gone Public, in

The Long View

Nov 10th, 2009

"View of the Long Walk, Windsor" by Flickr user 5k1nnyt1g3rIn this week’s edition of my podcast, Public Life Today, I talk about a simple test public leaders might use when faced with the need to act when emotions are high. It’s the “Long View

Freedom And Responsibility In Public Life

Oct 20th, 2009

"Scales of Justice" by Flickr user srqpixIn this week’s edition of my podcast, Public Life Today, I talk about the balance that needs to be struck between freedom and responsibility.For people who run online communities this can be especially

Permanence

Oct 12th, 2009

In this week’s edition of my podcast, Public Life Today, I talk about my friend who’s a civil engineer. The other day, he happily observed to me that none of his bridges had ever fallen down.It caused me to rethink a few things about my own wo

Fishkin and WMD

Oct 6th, 2009

Stanford professor James Fishkin is a luminary in the civic engagement field. He is the developer and chief proponent of something called “deliberative polling” and he heads Stanford’s Center for Deliberative Democracy. He recently posted and a

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