Updates, letters, and notes from the movement.
Why am I running for mayor of Greensboro? It’s actually not because I think our local government is bad. I don’t. I think Greensboro has had a robust city government. We have talented people working for this city. We have people who have spent years trying to solve difficult problems, balancing budgets, building infrastructure, providing […]
I think we need to talk about something happening in America right now, and we need to do it without immediately jumping to the most dramatic conclusion. Donald Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Not metaphorically. Not “he said something mean about them on social media.” Their reporters showed […]
I just realized something pretty significant. If I run for mayor of Greensboro, I will become the first candidate ever endorsed by the Truth Party. And when I say that, I need to make something very clear. The Truth Party is not a political party. We’re not trying to become the Democrats. We’re not trying […]
If I run for mayor of Greensboro, I know the kind of mayor I want to be. I don’t want City Hall to be a place where a handful of people sit around telling everybody else what Greensboro needs. I want to open the doors. I want to hear from the 22-year-old trying to start […]
Here’s something fascinating about history. Sometimes presidents make decisions to solve a problem happening right in front of them—and those decisions end up shaping the world for the next sixty years. That’s basically what happened with John F. Kennedy and the Middle East. It’s the early 1960s. Kennedy comes into office at the absolute height […]
I’ve made a decision. I’m going to run for mayor of Greensboro. And if your first reaction is, “John, have you completely lost your fucking mind?” The answer is: probably. But apparently losing your mind is how you find out what you actually give a damn about. I’m 69 years old. I spent 42 years […]