2017 has been a hard year, by almost any measure. But one of the great pleasures of 2016-17 has been the re-emergence of the Center for Political Education. It has been truly gratifying to watch CPE’s new co-directors step up to the task of framing and hosting the kinds of conversations and learning opportunities we all so desperately need. I’m grateful to CPE for including me in the mix, and I look forward to continuing to engage with the CPE community in the education, analysis, discussion and debate that provide foundation for our daily work toward a just society.