Citizenship When the Rules Are Ignored
A four-week live cohort on power, lawlessness, and durable civic agency
What the cohort is (and isn’t)
This is a guided, historically grounded conversation for people who want to:
make sense of institutional paralysis without gaslighting themselves
understand why “knowing the rules” no longer feels sufficient
locate forms of agency that don’t burn them out or collapse into nihilism
This is not a debate forum, certainly not a legal seminar, and it’s not a space for marching orders.
You don’t need a law degree.
You don’t need to agree with everyone in the room.
You do need curiosity and good faith.
The moment we find ourselves in
Many people already understand the rules. What’s exhausting is watching them ignored while institutions hesitate and power keeps pushing.
This cohort begins from that reality. We won’t offer false reassurance or panic. We’ll look honestly at how power behaves when rules weaken — and what forms of citizenship have mattered before.
How it works
Week 1 — When the Rules Are Ignored
We begin by naming the reality many people already feel: this is no longer just a crisis of misunderstanding, but a crisis of enforcement and consequence.
Week 2 — Why Institutions Freeze
We look at why Congress, courts, and other institutions often hesitate or defer during moments of obvious strain — and why that pattern repeats across history.
Week 3 — What Actually Constrains Power
We examine what has actually slowed or redirected power in past crises — not ideals, but real mechanisms that have worked before.
Week 4 — Choosing a Form of Citizenship That Lasts
We close by exploring forms of civic engagement that are durable rather than draining, and how different people locate agency without burning out or giving up.
Each session includes teaching, guided discussion, and space for reflection.
Details
Four live Zoom sessions: Wednesdays from 7:30-9pm Eastern, beginning March 11 and ending April 1
Small group discussion
Presentation materials emailed after each session
Limited seats
Price: $299
If you’ve followed my work, you know I believe in sustaining it through collective support rather than selling “things.” The work itself remains gifted. This cohort helps sustain it.
If you’d like to join but the listed price is a barrier, you’re welcome to enter an amount that fits your situation.
Cohort dates and time:
Wednesdays, 7:30–9:00 PM Eastern
March 11, 18, 25, and April 1
Limited seats to keep the conversation grounded.