{"product_id":"rq-vol4-issue1-higher-ground","title":"RQ Vol. 4 \/\/ Issue 1 \/\/ HIGHER GROUND \/\/ SUMMER 2022","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12\" data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1659801750622\" id=\"item-62ee80d47ba50151dede29cd\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"row sqs-row\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"col sqs-col-12 span-12\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\" data-border-radii='{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}' data-sqsp-block=\"text\" id=\"block-a24cc107bb2778c4d5e5\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Salvo \u003c\/strong\u003e\/\/ Let us turn to \u003cstrong\u003eStevie Wonder\u003c\/strong\u003e to reflect on ‘Higher Ground’ \/\/\/  \u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/  Empathy: Our national security may depend on Americans learning to talk with one another again. Can the \u003cstrong\u003eIdeos Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e help us find our better angels?\u003cstrong\u003e \/\/\/ Destination\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/ \u003cstrong\u003eHawk Mountain\u003c\/strong\u003e: High above the \u003cstrong\u003eKittatinny Ridge\u003c\/strong\u003e, a mass migration of birds of prey happens every summer \/\/\/ \u003cstrong\u003eConstellations \u003c\/strong\u003e\/\/\/ ‘The Susquehanna Banana: Diana Lu tells us everything we ever wanted to know about the native \u003cstrong\u003epawpaw fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e, including how to use it to \u003cstrong\u003erepel witches\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eShow Opening\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/ \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Biddle\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong\u003eWoodmere\u003c\/strong\u003e: Can art help us find our social conscience? An upcoming exhibit at the Woodmere Art Museum believes ican. \/\/\/  \u003cstrong\u003eShow Closing\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/  \u003cstrong\u003eGatecrashers at the Brandywine\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/  Why in the world did the painting “Scene from the Scottish Highlands” cause such a stir 100 years ago? \/\/\/  ‘\u003cstrong\u003eStills in the Hills\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \/\/ Pennsylvania is trying to reclaim its lofty reputation for making \u003cstrong\u003ehigh-quality whiskey\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eBrain D. Leaf\u003c\/strong\u003e writes about our new \u003cstrong\u003eWhiskey Rebellion\u003c\/strong\u003e.  \u003cstrong\u003ePoetry: \u003c\/strong\u003eOn Burdens and Bullies \/\/ Poetry Editor \u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Mehigan\u003c\/strong\u003e asks us to consider what it means to demand a pound of flesh, exploring works from \u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAmit Majmudar\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/ ‘The Art of War’ \/\/ Chief Illustrator \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Spencer\u003c\/strong\u003e delves into the military strategy of fighting from the high ground \/\/\/ \u003cstrong\u003eBook Review\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/ ‘The Scout Mindset’  \/\/ What if we stopped being soldiers, and tried our hand at being scouts instead? Ideas Editor \u003cstrong\u003eWalter Foley\u003c\/strong\u003e guides us through \u003cstrong\u003eJulia Galef’s\u003c\/strong\u003e advice on opening ourselves to new information and finding peace in intellectual humility. Accompanied by images and an Artist Spotlight on \u003cstrong\u003eTom Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/\/\/ \u003cstrong\u003eEssay\u003c\/strong\u003e \/\/ ‘\u003cstrong\u003eReclaiming Nonviolence in the Age of Antiracism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e’ \/\/ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Wood, Jr. \u003c\/strong\u003eof the depolarization project\u003cstrong\u003e Braver Angels\u003c\/strong\u003e lays out the case for more deeply engaging in the \u003cstrong\u003enonviolent approach \u003c\/strong\u003eof \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Martin Luther King\u003c\/strong\u003e, Jr. Accompanied by images and an \u003cstrong\u003eArtist Spotlight on Tim Portlock\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the cover\u003c\/em\u003e: We’d like to thank \u003cstrong\u003eSterlingCarto \u003c\/strong\u003efor creative use of their beautiful topographical map of Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Root Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629106057377,"sku":"RQ-MAG-V4I1-HIGHER-GROUND-S2022","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0031\/9540\/4333\/files\/RQ4-1_Cover-final.webp?v=1782840282","url":"https:\/\/root-quarterly.myshopify.com\/products\/rq-vol4-issue1-higher-ground","provider":"Root Quarterly","version":"1.0","type":"link"}