A response to the President

Like millions of Americans, I watched the president’s Oval Office address from my living room.

I’m on the younger side, but I’ve seen five presidents over the years address the American people in prime time. The first news event I understood as a small…

Hitting Home: a new politics of the everyday

As the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, I see on a daily basis the impact of politics and policy on my family, neighbors, friends, and residents. Earlier this year, I ran for chair of the Democratic National Committee because of a sense, in communities…

A letter from flyover country

Most people have trouble pronouncing my name, so they just call me “Mayor Pete.” My surname, Buttigieg…