Updates, letters, and notes from the movement.
There are two words that every American should pay attention to right now: National security. Because increasingly, President Trump is using those two words to justify actions that otherwise face legal, constitutional or political obstacles. And national security is serious business. Presidents need substantial authority to protect this country. There are moments when decisions have […]
A year ago, Charlie Kirk was murdered while speaking on a college campus. It was a horrific act of political violence. And political violence—whether it comes from the left, the right, or anywhere else—has no legitimate place in a democracy. But what happened after Charlie Kirk’s murder raises another question that every American should be […]
Something happened in Washington this weekend that deserves our attention. And I don’t care whether you’re a Republican, a Democrat, an independent, or somebody who thinks the whole damn system is broken. This one is bigger than Donald Trump. President Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Why? According to Trump, […]
The Census Bureau just released the numbers for 2025, and the headline practically writes itself: The rich got richer. But I think the real story is more complicated—and frankly, more important. Because by some measures, 2025 was actually a pretty good year. Median household income in America rose to about $87,000. Poverty went down. Child […]
There is a moment in every war when somebody has to ask a very simple question: Where does this end? Because right now, the war involving the United States and Iran isn’t staying neatly inside Iran. It’s spreading. And the next place America could find itself fighting is Yemen. Saudi Arabia is fighting the Houthis, […]
If I’m going to talk seriously about running for mayor, then I need to understand something fundamental: Where does the money go? Greensboro’s adopted budget for fiscal year 2025–26 was about $830.6 million. Of that, the General Fund—the part that supports many of the everyday services people associate with city government—was about $440 million. Now, […]