Carla Seaquist – Medium

Carla Seaquist

Plays for Our Times: “Our Town,” by Thornton Wilder

[From Carla’s husband Larry: Written in her final days, this completes the publication of Carla’s essays, each created as she stood…

Mar 20

Plays for Our Times: “Our Town,” by Thornton Wilder

Mar 20

“Across the Kitchen Table: A Mother and Daughter Turn Tragedy into Peace” is published today!

Well done, Carla!

Jan 14

“Across the Kitchen Table: A Mother and Daughter Turn Tragedy into Peace” is published today!

Jan 14

Films for Our Times: “On the Beach” (1959)

Third in series from Carla’s Vault, prompted by a fresh round of nuclear theats.

Nov 21, 2024

Films for Our Times: “On the Beach” (1959)

Nov 21, 2024

“The Custom of the Country” by Edith Wharton

Getting and spending is “the custom of the country” under review in this 1913 novel by perhaps the acutest observer ever of American…

Nov 2, 2024

“The Custom of the Country” by Edith Wharton

Nov 2, 2024

Books for Our Times: “Why Nations Fail”

by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Oct 19, 2024

Oct 19, 2024

Plays for Our Times: “An Enemy of the People”

or Idealism Descended to Egoism

Sep 30, 2024

Plays for Our Times: “An Enemy of the People”

Sep 30, 2024

The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent

“Easy is the descent to the lower depths; but to retrace your steps and to escape to the upper air — this is the task, this is the toil.”…

Aug 14, 2024

The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent

Aug 14, 2024

With Biden Stepping Aside, There’s Hope Now that Democrats Can Save Democracy

When I first heard President Biden was stepping aside as the Democratic nominee, my first thought was: “There’s hope — hope for democracy.”

Jul 23, 2024

With Biden Stepping Aside, There’s Hope Now that Democrats Can Save Democracy

Jul 23, 2024

Films for Our Times: “12 Angry Men”

Fourth in an ongoing series, Films for Our Times

Jul 11, 2024

Films for Our Times: “12 Angry Men”

Jul 11, 2024

A Fourth of July Vow: In November, We’ll All Vote for Democracy

On the Fourth of July, we Americans love to celebrate, noisily with firecrackers, our beloved American Democracy — a form of government…

Jul 7, 2024

A Fourth of July Vow: In November, We’ll All Vote for Democracy

Jul 7, 2024

Carla Seaquist

Carla Seaquist

Carla (1944-2024) examined life at the crossroads of politics, culture and the American character. New book "Across the Kitchen Table." www.carlaseaquist.com.

Help

Status

About

Careers

Press

Blog

Privacy

Rules

Terms

Text to speech