Paul Lachelier articles

Paul Lachelier is the founder and director of Learning Life, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit lab devoted to innovating education and citizen engagement. Learning Life’s flagship program, the Family Diplomacy Initiative is developing a family-to-family form of citizen diplomacy to help democratize diplomacy. Paul holds a B.A. in sociology from Georgetown University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before founding Learning Life in 2012, he taught at Stetson, Harvard, Tufts and the University of Wisconsin. Paul’s writing and programmatic work focus on the intersection of democracy, culture and education. His writings have appeared in academic journals as well as popular media including the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, and Albuquerque Journal, and truthout.org. More at paullachelier.info.

Democratize Diplomacy!

By Paul Lachelier - January 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

For all its impact the world can seem distant from our daily issues, a paradox of irrelevance and mounting relevance that calls for democratizing diplomacy.

Three Equalizers in an Unequal World

By Paul Lachelier - August 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

Despite growing inequality worldwide, ordinary people have three specific, significant and actionable forms of equalizing power: time, one vote and numbers.

New York State and the World’s Oldest Profession

By David Anderson, J.D.

The State, pushed by people blessed with better life circumstances, decided these marginal women need to be punished by prohibition. Let’s end this madness.

The time to fight has come, America is worth it

By Miriam Altieri

The Trump administration and the current Republican dispensation cannot and should not dictate our collective future. The time to fight for America is now.

Interview: Electoral Administration in Broward County in Florida

By Steve Schneider

Broward County in Florida has vote counting challenges. Finding a Broward Supervisor of Elections who can bring back confidence has also been difficult.

Capitalism, Materialism, and Imperialism Prevent World Peace

By Roger Copple

Capitalism, Materialism, and Imperialism are 3 of 9 social sins that prevent world peace and happiness. The world needs voluntary simplicity now.

Here’s why William Barr should be Barred

U.S. Attorney General William Barr has been a fixer for the Republican Party but he is not alone in making an unethical contribution to Justice.

China is Training the Mexican Army and Americans are not Aware of it

Americans are not aware that China is training the Mexican army. The presence of China on our border is the result of lack of planning and self-interest.

The people, not Congress, should vote to impeach or acquit the President

By Ngah Gabriel

The partisan nature of the impeachment process is the stamp of America’s flawed democracy. The people, not Congress should be the ones to impeach or acquit.

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