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 →