The force of personality that is Donald Trump has made for some strange bedfellows in contemporary American politics. A broad coalition of pundits, former politicians and Americans who, in other times, would […]
When The Dust Settles
What Did We Learn?
I don’t know what a “blue wave” is, beyond a campaign rallying cry turned into a subjective term by which talking heads felt compelled to evaluate the 2018 mid-terms. An election, by […]
Voters Guide for The Rational
The election is on Tuesday. If you’re like most voters, as I am, you haven’t really had time to dig down into the details of everything on the ballot and perhaps you’re […]
Once More Unto The Breach…
In October of 2008, Alan Greenspan, once the most powerful man in the most powerful sector in the most powerful country in the world, stood before congress with the wreckage of 34 […]
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) […]
Duncan Hunter and American Political Decay
We have clear founding principles in America. We adhere to a belief of equality of opportunity, equal representation under the law and freedom of choice. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, […]
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. […]
