“Our American version of a democratic republic has depended on an informed citizenry, leading to an engaged community. Both parts of that, informed and engaged, depend significantly on an openness of mind and dialogue. To the extent we close off debate or fail to understand another point of view, we limit our potential as citizens and, collectively, of our community and nation. The authors I’ve picked for summer reading come at these issues with very different perspectives and all are provocative thinkers, making enormous contributions toward possible ways forward.”
The Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Self-Portrait in Black and White by Thomas Chatterton Williams
White Fragility, Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
