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
57
Headlong
Q2 · Discovery & Dignity
09.13.26
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
57
Headlong
Q2 · Discovery & Dignity
09.13.26
56
The Work of a Citizen
Q5 · Truth & Expression
08.04.26
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
57
Headlong
Q2 · Discovery & Dignity
09.13.26
56
The Work of a Citizen
Q5 · Truth & Expression
08.04.26
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