There is a word you see often in news coverage of politics today. The word is “performative.”

It describes elected officials of the extreme right or left and the strange way they do politics. Instead of running for office to accomplish something, they seem to see public service as a call to express things – specifically, things that make the news. They introduce divisive laws that have no chance of passing. They ignore real crises in favor of creating imaginary ones. They label their opponents as criminals because they are too liberal or conservative, and members of their own party as traitors because they are not liberal or conservative enough. Sometimes, if these antics alarm enough other elected officials, they succeed in getting divisive laws passed. But their real goal is triggering the praise and outrage that follows.

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, Director of Population Health Analytics and 2024's TIME Magazine Health 100 Recipient.

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Elizabeth Golluscio, A NY tech exec and mother who decides to serve her community by running for office in one of the most high-profile districts in Manhattan.