The Renovator
Danielle Allen, Bob Massie, Aidan Fitzsimons, Beth Fukumoto, Scott Warren, Joanna Kenty, Zachey Kliger, Austin SaratThe Renovator is a Substack for everyone who wants to help renovate our democracy.
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Civic Education News Roundup: Student Voting and the State of the Field of Civic Thought.
In case you missed either of these great guest posts, we’ve got a look forward and a look back at our field:
Check out CERL’s Conversations on Civic Education: Themes from the June APSA Teaching and Learning Symposium at Georgetown Univers...
250 Years In: The Civic Education Story America Needs to Remember
A guest post by Michael Blauw, Director of Civic Learning and Strategic Partnerships for the Center for Civic Education.
“And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost.” —J.R.R. Tolkien
My favorite opening to any fi...
Trump's Speech Flops, ICE Shootings Continue, and a GOP Megadonor Backs a Hawaii Democrat - Democracy in the States Weekly Roundup
Photo by Spenser Sembrat on Unsplash
It’s Saturday, July 18, 2026, and time for your Democracy in the States’ Weekly Roundup.
The biggest democracy-related news this week was, of course, the President’s speech. On Thursday night, Presiden...
Democracy Moves at the Speed of Trust
There are moments in organizing that stay with you long after the meetings end.
In June, I went to Washington to strengthen relationships with national partners working to improve democracy, meet with members of the Massachusetts congressi...
The Morning After
On July 5, I woke up with a lovely, open vista kind of feeling. I’d been working toward the 250th birthday of the nation as a finish line for a whole set of projects for nearly a decade. As a co-chair of the American Academy of Arts and Sci...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
The founder of The Renovator, Danielle Allen, is a Harvard prof and democracy advocate working on democracy renovation 24-7.
I am a lifelong activist for social, racial, and economic justice.
Adventuring around America in pursuit of the Great American Novel
Apolitical’s “100 Future Leaders: The World’s Most Influential Young People in Government.” 3-term State Legislator. Once, the youngest woman to lead a major party in a US legislature. Now, political columnist & strategic comms consultant.
Fellow at SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins
Roman empire nerd, random fact generator, kitchen wizard, proud Philadelphian
Policy writer and communications professional covering tech, AI, and democracy.
Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence & Political Science, Amherst College
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