Updates, letters, and notes from the movement.
One thing politics keeps teaching us is that who we elect matters. We’re watching the end of an era with two longtime Republican figures—one who has recently passed away and another whose career is nearing its conclusion. Whether you agreed with them or not, they helped shape American politics for decades. The consequences of the […]
I’m beginning to notice a strange pattern in American sports. Whenever President Trump shows up to support an American team, that team should immediately start warming up the backup quarterback, the relief pitcher, the substitute goalkeeper—and possibly an exorcist. Let’s review the tape. First, the Washington Nationals. It’s Game 5 of the 2019 World Series. […]
America has always wrestled with a difficult question: How do we protect public safety while protecting individual liberty? Today, that question is at the center of the national debate over immigration enforcement. The administration says it is targeting dangerous criminals and gang members through increased enforcement. At the same time, independent analyses of ICE data […]
The internet is the greatest communication tool ever invented. It’s also the greatest misinformation machine ever invented. Every day we’re bombarded with opinions, algorithms, outrage, and people trying to convince us their version of reality is the only one that exists. That’s the downside. But there’s an incredible upside that we’re completely ignoring. Why can’t […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about where my sense of responsibility came from. My parents were born around 1920. They grew up during the Great Depression, when every dollar mattered and nothing was taken for granted. Then, just as the country began to recover, America entered World War II. Their generation was asked to sacrifice […]
I spent the weekend in Washington, D.C. with my son and my granddaughter. We went to watch the Astros play the Nationals, and it was one of those trips that ended up being about a lot more than baseball. I’ve been to Washington many times over the years, but this time I noticed something different. […]