Updates, letters, and notes from the movement.
New York World’s Fair. I’m eight years old Now, what does an eight-year-old actually remember from a World’s Fair? Not the architecture. Not the “City of Tomorrow.” I remember there was a ride where boats went through a tunnel and puppets sang at you in seventeen languages. That’s it. That’s the whole memory. Disney built […]
So, I’ve come to the realization that I’m currently living through both the best and the worst time of my life. Which, by the way, is a very confusing thing to tell your therapist. They ask, “How are you doing?” And I’m like, “Fantastic. Also devastating. I am simultaneously thriving and ruining everything.” At 69 […]
So now… America has a new national emergency. The Reflecting Pool. Apparently somebody cut a 350-foot gash in it. Three hundred and fifty feet! That’s not vandalism anymore. That’s a civil engineering project. Who are these people? The Ocean’s Eleven of decorative water features? And immediately… Fence. Security perimeter. AI surveillance. Cameras. Patrols. Pretty soon […]
You know what restored my faith in humanity this week? Not Congress. Not cable news. Not social media. The Scottish. That’s right. The Scottish. I’ve been down here in Miami, and apparently half of Scotland has decided to move here temporarily. They call themselves the Tartan Army. And if you’ve never seen them, imagine if […]
Alright, John. I want you to remember something. Ten years from now, nobody is going to ask how many followers you had on Day 30. Nobody is going to ask how many likes your fifth video got. Nobody is going to ask whether your first hundred emails were ignored. They’re going to ask one question: […]
So apparently we’ve reached another deal with Iran. And I’m sitting here thinking, “Wait a minute… didn’t we just spend months blowing things up?” That’s the American political cycle now. Step one: Bomb. Step two: Threaten. Step three: Hold a press conference. Step four: Sign a deal that looks suspiciously like the thing you hated […]