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How to Human: Make Politics Normal Again (By Showing Up Anyway)

Why we need you to vote in primaries

Mar 3 • Lura Forcum

How to Human: The predictable cost of power

Government force always carries a probability of human harm. The questions we choose to ask determine what we can change.

Feb 13 • Lura Forcum

How to Human: America's Most Radical Idea

Our brains are tribal; our founding values are not

Jan 27 • Lura Forcum

How to Human: Understand that the self is a resource

Survey data suggests that the average American spends more than seven hours a week listening to podcasts.

Jan 16 • Lura Forcum

How to Human: Cultivate the Skill of Staying

Modern life has given us the freedom to go anywhere. But it may be costing us the skills that come from being stuck together.

Jan 9 • Lura Forcum

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The How To Human Framework

How to Human: Learn How to Repair Civic Relationships

They said I was a traitor.

Nov 13, 2025 • Lura Forcum

How to Human: Stop Breaking the Reciprocity Rule

Everyone wants to be heard—but no one wants to listen.

Oct 24, 2025 • Lura Forcum

How to Human: Create a Community

A meditation on belonging in my town of Pendleton, SC

Oct 3, 2025 • Lura Forcum

How to Human: Connecting across difference requires connecting with yourself

How self-awareness bridges political divides

Sep 26, 2025 • Lura Forcum

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