The Common Thread

01

The Fabric

We are optimistic about the future of America because we know the character of its people. Solutions come from communities, woven together that stand stronger together than apart.

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  1. The Mentors Who Make a Difference Long After the ClassroomBy Michael Bailey
  2. What It Means to Lead With Others in MindBy Kelley Jiou
  3. A Community Built on a Shared Sense of ServiceBy Alex Dowdy
  4. The Next Generation of Civic Leaders Is Already HereBy Grace Hall
02

The Long Arc

The lessons of history hold insight into today’s challenges — and often point toward solutions.

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  1. The Ideas That Have Sustained American Self-GovernmentBy William McKenzie
  2. Why the Past Still Has Something to Say About the FutureBy Shilo Brooks
  3. A More Useful Way to Think About American RenewalBy Robin Berkley
  4. The Long View on a Changing WorldBy David J. Kramer
03

Databased

One consequential data point and what it tells us about the world. “The measure of compassion is more than good intentions, it is good results.”

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  1. One Number That Explains the Power of Local LeadershipBy Kristin Spanos
  2. The Measure of a More Mobile AmericaBy Alexis Yelvington
  3. A Snapshot of Global Democratic ResilienceBy Joseph Kim
  4. What a Generation’s Reading Habits Tell UsBy Celia Siade-Cox
04

From the Archives

Ideas and stories from the Bush Center archives past that deserve another look today.

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  1. A Conversation About Courage That Still ResonatesBy Margot Habiby
  2. The Case for Hope, RevisitedBy William McKenzie
  3. What President Bush Said About the Work of FreedomBy Robin Berkley
  4. An Enduring Call to Serve OthersBy Sarah Gibbons
05

Freedom’s March

Tracking the advance of freedom around the world and speaking against the autocratic regimes that oppress their people.

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  1. The Unfinished Work of Democratic SolidarityBy Chris Walsh
  2. What Dissidents Teach Us About the Meaning of FreedomBy David J. Kramer
  3. A Global Fight That Demands American ConfidenceBy Natalie Gonnella-Platts
  4. The Quiet Work of Protecting Open SocietiesBy Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau
06

Chase for the American Dream

Exploring what it takes to expand opportunity and make the American Dream attainable for more people.

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  1. The Work of Building an Economy Where More Can RiseBy Anne Wicks
  2. The Most Important Investment We Can Make in FamiliesBy Alexis Yelvington
  3. What Opportunity Looks Like in a Changing Labor MarketBy Will Cullen
  4. A Better Path to Ownership and Economic SecurityBy Kristin Spanos
07

The Bush Institute Briefing

What our policy experts are working on, watching, and thinking about now.

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  1. What We Are Watching in Washington This MonthBy David J. Kramer
  2. A Briefing on the Future of American EnergyBy Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau
  3. The Policy Questions That Demand Our AttentionBy Chris Walsh
  4. Five Things We Are Reading Right NowBy Natalie Gonnella-Platts
08

The Question

Policy solutions are often complex. In this series, we tackle one difficult question at a time with actionable insight.

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  1. Can America Still Find Common Ground?By Nicole Bibbins Sedaca
  2. What Does It Take to Restore Trust?By William McKenzie
  3. How Should We Think About the Future of Work?By Anne Wicks
  4. Can Opportunity Reach Every ZIP Code?By Robin Berkley
09

The Reading Room

Books, essays, and other ideas worth spending time with, inspired by the Bush Institute’s own Reading Room.

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  1. Five Books to Help You See America AnewBy Margot Habiby
  2. The Essay That Changed How We Think About Civic LifeBy William McKenzie
  3. A Reading List for the Summer of IdeasBy Sarah Gibbons
  4. What We Are Discussing in the Reading RoomBy Virginia Smith
10

Commonplace with Shilo Brooks

Ideas worth keeping from the President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

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  1. Why Institutions Still Need DefendersBy Shilo Brooks
  2. The Habit of Reading Old Books in New TimesBy Shilo Brooks
  3. What Leadership Owes to CharacterBy Shilo Brooks
  4. A Notebook of Ideas Worth Returning ToBy Shilo Brooks

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