I had a classmate at the Naval Academy who once gave a less than honest reason for missing a class on the form they made us fill out whenever we missed a […]
Lies Matter
The Future of Capitalism
Humans and other great apes share a common ancestor. Somewhere between four and 13 million years ago, a spread we could fit a few thousand western civilizations in, our species branched out […]
On Service
Early one morning in June of 2005 I received a panicked phone call from the wife of a friend of mine. She asked me if I had any information on the rumors […]
Baseball
When I was twelve years old, I pitched a one hit, sixteen strike-out game against my team’s Little League rival in the playoffs. I stole home on a delayed steal without a […]
Why I’m Hoping Robert Mueller Finds Nothing
Reposting from April of 2018 By far my most read essays have been criticisms of Donald Trump. I’ve gone on record that I’m not a fan. I believe that the movement that […]
Iraq: A Reflection
Sixteen years and two days ago, the United States invaded Iraq. Sixteen times this date has come and gone. More and more it does without much more than a brief mention in passing. […]
Better Thoughts
Words won’t take us where we need to go. But they’re all I have any more. And it doesn’t feel right, today, to keep them to myself. I was struck by a […]
The Odd Institution
There’s a conversation I once had with the director of admissions at a top west coast business school that I’ve kept tucked away in the back of my mind for the past […]
The Case for the Green New Deal
One of the lessons learned from the 2016 presidential election is that of the dominant power of an asymmetrical actor in a crowded field of conformists. The larger the field and the […]
The Wrong Crisis
Tuesday nights, my wife and I watch Finding Your Roots on PBS. It’s one of our favorite shows. Every week it’s the same thing. Famous people with a common theme are walked through […]
