Activities like square dancing, which requires teamwork and a sense of play, allow people to tap into the heartbeat of a neighborhood or a town. After Steve called to interview me for this article in the San Diego Union Tribune,...

A few weeks ago, I received this email from Dan Oliver of Cleveland, Ohio, asking my thoughts on the role of social service agencies in undercutting the power of families and neighborhoods to solve their own problems: Dear Mr. McKnight, I...