James Fallows is a Co-Founder and Writer at Our Towns Civic Foundation. Colleagues describe him as "James Fallows makes me think. His writing is clear, his research thorough, and his arguments persuasive. In choosing from the LinkedIn menus to post this, I choose student, because even when I disagree with something in one of his essays, I need to think carefully and completely about why, and I learn from that. Breaking down and presenting complicated issues in digestible and understandable bites is a gift, and I’m glad James chose journalism as a way to share his gift." and "James Fallows is one of my heroes in a day and age when they're getting increasingly hard to come by. Personally open, caring, and humble; while professionally astute, insightful, curious, and intellectually honest - James is a national treasure."