Reading Resources

Thanks to Bruce Andrews for starting our shared list of readings:

Character

Brooks, David, The Road to Character, andom House, NY, 2015

McChrystal, Stabley, On Character:Choices that Define a Life, Penguin Random House, 2025

Government

Arnold, Andrew B., A Pocket Guide to the U.S. Constitution.  A Brief line-by-line explanation of the U.S. Constitution, its plain meaning, its history and key Supreme Court cases, Pearson Learning Solutions, NY, the:2011

Cheney, Liz, Oath and Honor:  A Memoir and a Warning, Little, Brown, 2023

Cox Richardson, Heather, Democracy Awakening:  Notes on the State of America, Penguin Random House, 2023, 2024

Lepore, Jill, A History of the U.S. Constitution—We the People, Liveright/Norton, 2025

Communication

Fisher, Jefferson, The Next Conversation:  Argue Less, Talk More, Tarcher/Perigee/Penguin/Random House, 2025

Raising Boys to Men

Galloway, Scott, Notes on Being a Man, Simon and Schuster, 2025

Reeves, Richard V., Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Brookings Institute Press, 2022

Charter for Compassion

In 2008 acclaimed scholar and bestselling author Karen Armstrong received the TED Prize and made a wish—to help create, launch, and propagate a Charter for Compassion. After much work and the contribution of thousands of people the Charter was unveiled to the world on November 12, 2009. The Council of Conscience helped to formulate the Charter for Compassion document.

The Charter for Compassion inherits a confluence of contributions made by TED.com, the Compassionate Action Network, the Fetzer Institute, and many others. The Charter for Compassion provides an umbrella for people to engage in collaborative partnerships worldwide. Our mission is to bring to life the principles articulated in the Charter for Compassion through concrete, practical action in a myriad of sectors.

https://charterforcompassion.org

Pass the JL Voting Rights Act of 2025
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Due Process for All
Stop the Nonprofit Killer Bill
Petition for DC Statehood
End ICE Violation of Protected Spaces
Congress, It’s Time for Moral Courage
Stop the Roundups, Detentions, Deportations
Updated  SAVE Act