How to Reclaim American Citizenship with Chris Griswold

About this episode

Chris Griswold discusses the project 'Reclaiming American Citizenship' and its implications for the responsibilities of being an American citizen.

At the 2026 New World Gala, American Compass introduced Reclaiming American Citizenship, a new "project for the people" to confront the existential task of revitalizing what it means to be an American citizen, not merely as a matter of who gets to be here, but about the responsibilities inherent in that privilege. Compass policy advisor Chris Griswold joins Oren to make sense of what doing so means in practice on the eve of America's 250th anniversary. They discuss how a fuller understanding...

People in this episode

Host: Oren

Guest: Chris Griswold

Topics covered

• American citizenship
• responsibilities of citizenship
• political engagement
• national identity
• revitalization of citizenship

Keywords

• American citizenship
• Chris Griswold
• Oren
• 2026 New World Gala
• national identity
• political responsibilities
• American Compass

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Organizations: American Compass

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