Kids understand what adults have forgotten, that play is not frivolous, that it is survival and that it heals.

Continued funding of public media is critical right now. A functioning democracy requires an informed public, and public media is a well established, proven source of fact-based news, community connection and vitality.

I am honored to have contributed a chapter to the new book

In the chapter, I develop and apply the theory that childhood play is a primary training ground for self governance and problem solving, skills vital for a healthy democracy. What does it mean for western democracies if we further limit our children's access to free play?