Updates, letters, and notes from the movement.
The other day I was driving through a neighborhood when I saw a yard sign that simply said, “Wu-Tang Clan Forever.” Now, I’m not even a huge Wu-Tang fan, but I started thinking. Why would somebody put that in their front yard? It’s not advertising anything. It’s not selling anything. It’s a statement. It says, […]
When I was a teenager living in Nassau Bay, Texas, our next-door neighbor happened to be Gene Cernan. You may know him as the last man to walk on the moon. Now, imagine being sixteen years old and the guy next door has literally been to the moon. That’s intimidating. You can’t exactly top that […]
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has always been a strange American tradition. It’s one of the few nights when the press, politicians, and the President all gather in the same room, and for a couple of hours, everyone is supposed to laugh—especially at themselves. That tradition feels a lot different today. We’re living through a […]
The world’s greatest con isn’t stealing your wallet. It’s convincing you to hand it over willingly. That’s the confidence game. A confidence man doesn’t rely on force. He relies on persuasion. He tells a compelling story, projects certainty, creates loyal followers, and convinces people that only he can solve the problem. Sound familiar? Donald Trump […]
People often ask me what retirement is like. I always smile because the question assumes I retired. The truth is, I never did. I pivoted. For most of my life, I measured success the way many people do. I built a career, raised a family, bought a home, traveled for work, and tried to stay […]
For almost 250 years, we’ve carried around this thing called the Electoral College. Most Americans know the name, but if you stopped people on the street and asked them why it exists, I bet most couldn’t tell you. When the Constitution was written in 1787, America was a very different place. There was no internet, […]