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 Case for the Green New Deal
Life on The Border
I can see Mexico from my backyard. It shows up as a bright band of twinkling lights on a hill to the south a few miles away. I live on the east […]
The Market Correction
65% of elected offices. 72% of Fortune 500 corporate leaders. 87% of General/Flag rank Officers in the Military. 67% of Police Officers. 89% of partners at VC firms. 80% of Hollywood Directors. […]
Review: The Dawn of Eurasia
“A bump in the road for America’s longstanding march of progressive Western Liberalism or a pivot back towards ethnocentric nationalism, Americans find themselves at a crossroads.” That’s from the blurb on the […]
On My Experience With Domestic Terror
I originally wrote this as a Twitter thread a few minutes after the news of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh broke this morning. I thought there was […]
Identity Politics and Immigration
I am pro immigration. I wrote a chapter in my book about immigration being a consistent political boogeyman throughout American history. I wrote an article in Playboy (yes they really have articles) […]
Rare Honesty in Politics
It took me a little while to understand that I was doing it wrong. I didn’t come to the conclusion on my own. I had others with more skin in the game […]
The Breakdown of Social Trusting
An American political framework might look like this: One faction advocating that those with agency over others must recognize their responsibility and act in good faith, sustainably so, and make decisions that […]
Thoughts on John Brennan
When one takes the time to unpack pulling former CIA director John Brennan’s security clearance, it’s pretty troubling. Being granted a security clearance, through process, doesn’t give one access to classified information. […]
Thoughts on the Helsinki Summit
Political opinions, like most opinions, aren’t sound evaluations of puts and takes on any given societal issue. They’re personal preferences that require some form of matching to an ideal. Psychologists Amos Tversky […]