A Public Square Farewell
It’s Been Three Great Years For Me. It Will Be Many More Great Years For Zócalo.
I initially expected to work at Zócalo for a few weeks. Gregory Rodriguez, Zócalo’s founder and publisher, needed some help in a pinch, and I owed him. Three years later, Gregory still needs occasional help in a pinch, and I still owe him, but things have changed a lot. What was a nonprofit known mainly for putting on public events has evolved into a full-fledged Ideas Exchange that convenes scores of events and publishes hundreds of essays each year, shared with more than 100 syndication partners around the country.
Helping to …