Writer on Localism and Community

Gracy Olmstead

1 article 2018

Gracy Olmstead is a journalist and writer who focuses on localism, community, agrarianism, and rural life in America. She is the author of 'Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We've Left Behind' and has contributed to numerous publications. She wrote about localism for The Weekly Standard in 2018.

When Localism Works

February 12, 2018 · Books and Art, local government elections, Magazine

Many of America’s cities are struggling. Once-strong communities have experienced post-industrial collapse, rampant unemployment, and brain drain. Crumbling infrastructure, the opioid crisis, and a host of lesser pathologies have contributed to instability and frustration among citizens and leaders.