All Essays

Q1 · Prosperity & Care

55

The Spirit of the Century

The New American Century 07.04.26
54

We're wasting America's most valuable resource

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 05.12.26
44

It’s the economy, stupid (Redux)

Q1 · Prosperity & Care 01.01.26
18

The Shakedown Economy

Q1 · Prosperity & Care 08.19.25
17

A Party Without a Plan

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 08.18.25
16

Beyond the Safety Net

Q1 · Prosperity & Care 08.12.25
15

The Lost Moon Landing

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 08.07.25
13

We are Losing the Future

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 08.04.25
12

Dreaming Bigger

Q1 · Prosperity & Care 07.25.25

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity

55

The Spirit of the Century

The New American Century 07.04.26
54

We're wasting America's most valuable resource

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 05.12.26
53

Our Fractured Future

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 04.29.26
50

This is Corporate Courage.

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 02.21.26
39

Why I’m Applauding a Trump Executive Order

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 12.01.25
28

The War on Excellence

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 10.02.25
21

Breaking the AI Binary

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 08.28.25
15

The Lost Moon Landing

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 08.07.25
13

We are Losing the Future

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 08.04.25

Q3 · Openness & Cohesion

55

The Spirit of the Century

The New American Century 07.04.26
42

I’m Doubling Down on my “Cheap Shot”

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 12.20.25
35

There are No More Sidelines

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 11.06.25
31

From Resistance to Renewal

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 10.07.25
28

The War on Excellence

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 10.02.25
24

The Path to American Irrelevance

Q3 · Openness & Cohesion 09.03.25
10

The Abu Ghraib Presidency

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 04.17.25
06

The End of America

Q3 · Openness & Cohesion 01.21.25
05

Character

Q3 · Openness & Cohesion 09.01.22
03

On Persuasion

Q3 · Openness & Cohesion 07.26.22

Q4 · Democracy & Strength

55

The Spirit of the Century

The New American Century 07.04.26
53

Our Fractured Future

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 04.29.26
51

Living in the Shepard Tone

Q5 · Truth & Expression 03.13.26
50

This is Corporate Courage.

Q2 · Discovery & Dignity 02.21.26
49

Introducing Complicity Navigator

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 02.01.26
48

Wishful Thinking

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 01.21.26
47

The Need for Dissent

Q5 · Truth & Expression 01.20.26
46

Notes from an Unserious Candidate

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 01.05.26
45

We Still Don’t Get What We’re Up Against

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 01.03.26
44

It’s the economy, stupid (Redux)

Q1 · Prosperity & Care 01.01.26
43

Just Getting Started

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 12.31.25
42

I’m Doubling Down on my “Cheap Shot”

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 12.20.25
41

Why I’m Running

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 12.18.25
40

Northwestern caved. It’s not their fault.

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 12.09.25
38

Reflections on an Earlier Election

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 11.21.25
37

Selected for Surrender

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 11.14.25
36

The Triumph of Possibility

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 11.06.25
35

There are No More Sidelines

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 11.06.25
33

The Autocratic Engine

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 10.20.25
32

They’re Playing a Different Game

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 10.10.25
31

From Resistance to Renewal

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 10.07.25
30

The test in Illinois’s Ninth

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 10.05.25
29

Greatness

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 10.03.25
27

Injustice

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 09.26.25
26

Planning to Win

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 09.24.25
25

While We Sleep

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 09.18.25
24

The Path to American Irrelevance

Q3 · Openness & Cohesion 09.03.25
23

The Choice Before Us

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 09.02.25
22

What America needs more than ever is [Redacted]

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 08.29.25
20

Autocratic Ingenuity

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 08.21.25
19

Why We Have to Win, Pt. 2

Q5 · Truth & Expression 08.20.25
18

The Shakedown Economy

Q1 · Prosperity & Care 08.19.25
17

A Party Without a Plan

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 08.18.25
14

This is Why We Have to Win

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 08.05.25
11

The problem with “Fighting”

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 04.30.25
10

The Abu Ghraib Presidency

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 04.17.25
09

No Vision, No Victory.

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 04.10.25
08

The Stupidity is the Point

Q5 · Truth & Expression 02.23.25
07

After the Fire

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 01.28.25
04

Missing the point

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 08.01.22

Q5 · Truth & Expression

55

The Spirit of the Century

The New American Century 07.04.26
51

Living in the Shepard Tone

Q5 · Truth & Expression 03.13.26
47

The Need for Dissent

Q5 · Truth & Expression 01.20.26
40

Northwestern caved. It’s not their fault.

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 12.09.25
19

Why We Have to Win, Pt. 2

Q5 · Truth & Expression 08.20.25
14

This is Why We Have to Win

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 08.05.25
08

The Stupidity is the Point

Q5 · Truth & Expression 02.23.25
07

After the Fire

Q4 · Democracy & Strength 01.28.25
03

On Persuasion

Q3 · Openness & Cohesion 07.26.22

Archive

52

At the End

Essay 03.17.26
34

My responses to questions from a candidate forum

Essay 10.29.25
02

From v0.1 to v0.2

Essay 07.18.22
01

Goodbye, and Hello

Essay 07.05.22