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 […]
On Service
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 […]
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 […]
Unforgivable
When I was 14, I was thrown out of the first high school I attended. It was a public school with plenty of great teachers and opportunities to learn. But it was […]
Some Thoughts on Vaccines
There is no proof that vaccinations are responsible for a rise in the rates of autism or any other neurological disorders. That is a fact of scientific record. There is, however, clear […]
Why I Root for the Patriots
The last time I didn’t root for the Patriots in a Super Bowl was 2002. I didn’t know then that they’d be in it eight more times with the same coach and […]
Lions
My son Aidan likes to hike. When he gets out on the trail, he just goes. He never worries about where or how long or what it’s going to be like. He […]