What This Presidency Is Teaching Us About Leadership, Power, and Ourselves A version for Young Adults is also included at the end of this... There's an old idea in every tradition of learning, from the dojo to the classroom to the kitchen table: the strongest foundations are built on lessons hard-earned, on trial and tribulation,... Continue Reading →
What Does Accountability Really Mean?
A letter to the young people who are watching — and worrying. I was in a supermarket not long ago, and there was a girl, maybe thirteen or fourteen, standing with her mom and dad. She was watching something on her phone — a video about immigration enforcement, people being grabbed off the street, families... Continue Reading →
So Can I: A 14-Year-Old, a Republic, and the Future We Owe Him
A human-and-AI collaboration. The questions are my nephew's. The heart is his too. My 14-year-old nephew has been watching. Not the way kids are supposed to watch — half-distracted, scrolling past. He watches the way you watch a storm coming in over water: closely, quietly, calculating. He has been studying this country's politics since the... Continue Reading →
Some doors only open after something breaks.
The notes vanished. The path got clearer. The setback is the setup. Hi friends, I lost my notes. All of them. Every electronic note I had built studying the CLCPA, the Scoping Plan, and the broader climate-learning tips I had been collecting along the way — gone in a single sweep. Months of careful work.... Continue Reading →
A Word About Judiciary Judges
YOUTUBE video for this post! I spent just shy of 14 years working in the Judiciary, and in that time, I witnessed firsthand the incredible integrity, dedication, and moral fortitude of judges. Outside of truly compassionate and ethical religious leaders—regardless of faith—judges stand as some of the most principled individuals I have ever encountered. They... Continue Reading →