Sometimes visits to cities serious about reducing violence and enhancing the life prospects of vulnerable youth along with strengthening civic bonds in fragile neighborhoods inspire. Really inspire. Such was my visit two weeks ago to the City of Nashville. The visit was just the way I like it: back to back meetings from the street […]
Policy Walking: Why I Wrote this Book
A few days ago I met the grandmother of a very dear friend who was visiting her granddaughter here in Northern Virginia. Gerie, a woman with a cap of curled white hair, alert blue eyes and a welcoming smile rose to greet me. She extended her hand, giving me a warm, firm handshake, saying, “I […]