To be sure, the United States has profound problems, not least our faltering educational and physical infrastructure. Eric Liu educationalfalterinfrastructure Change image and share on social
We tend to think of politics as bad, full of dirty tricks, negative ads, big campaigns, but I am here to explore the original meaning of politics, which is positive and has to do with balancing competing interests and looking for solutions. Eric Liu badbalancebig share on social
Sometimes when I listen to fellow progressives, I wonder if the only lesson we took away from the '04 elections is that politics is a word game. Eric Liu electionfellowgame Change image and share on social
From the right, you get demagogues shouting about brown-skinned anchor babies and clamoring to deport the undocumented. From the left, you get advocacy for the oppressed but otherwise, when it comes to national civic identity, mainly silence. Eric Liu advocacyanchorbaby share on social
'The Purpose-Driven Life' is not just a mega-bestselling work of Christian faith; it is the thing that every voter, secular or not, yearns for. Eric Liu bestsellingchristiandrive Change image and share on social
If the undocumented have to work hard to attain citizenship, those of us who already are citizens should have to work hard to sustain it. We should all have to serve more, vote more, build more, and do more for our country. Eric Liu attainbuildcitizen share on social
Today's multiracial Americans are at greater liberty to choose how they'd like to be seen, and under less pressure to pass for white. Eric Liu americanchoosegreat Change image and share on social
The Boomers will eventually have to accept that it is not possible to stay forever young or to stop aging. But it is possible, by committing to show up for others in community after community, to earn a measure of immortality. Eric Liu acceptagingboomer share on social
It turns out umpires and judges are not robots or traffic cameras, inertly monitoring deviations from a fixed zone of the permissible. They are humans. Eric Liu cameradeviationfix Change image and share on social
You cannot mistake Bush's clarity of purpose. He believes in a story about freedom and opportunity that makes his followers feel like they aren't just ticking their days down but are part of something larger than themselves. Eric Liu believebushclarity share on social
