America at 250
Reflection and Projection
As our country celebrates its quarter-millennial anniversary, we are launching this new enterprise. Crimson White and Indigo takes its title from a lyric in the 1989 Grateful Dead song “Standing on the Moon”. The idea for this publication came nearly a decade before its official launch, as it took a while to hash out the exact mission of this enterprise. We did not want this to be another political website but rather an authentic reflection and projection of what America was, is and may potentially become.
So we came up with a strategy we call “Tom and Jerry” as two of the three main legs which will support this mission. The ‘Tom’ leg (as in Jefferson) will focus on the American idea in terms of philosophy, institutions and civic life, while the ‘Jerry’ branch (as in Garcia) will focus on American culture. As for the third leg that will be a distinct perspective centered on Generation X, the generation that straddled the analog youth of the late 20th century and the digital world that led into the present day.
So as we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, we look forward to sharing this new enterprise and receiving much feedback as we adjust to keeping this an original experience.
