All Essays

53

Our Fractured Future

Q1 · Democracy 04.29.26

10

The Abu Ghraib Presidency

Q1 · Democracy 04.17.25

09

No Vision No Victory

Q1 · Democracy 04.10.25

54

We're wasting America's most valuable resource

Q2 · Build 05.12.26

26

Planning To Win

Q2 · Build 09.24.25

16

Beyond The Safety Net

Q2 · Build 08.12.25

12

Dreaming Bigger

Q2 · Build 07.25.25

15

The Lost Moon Landing

Q3 · Future 08.07.25

13

We Are Losing The Future

Q3 · Future 08.04.25

21

Breaking the AI Binary

Q4 · Tech 08.28.25

20

Autocratic Ingenuity

Q4 · Tech 08.21.25

52

At The End

Essay 03.17.26

51

Living In The Shepard Tone

Essay 03.13.26

50

This Is Corporate Courage

Essay 02.21.26

49

Introducing Complicity Navigator

Essay 02.01.26

48

Wishful Thinking

Essay 01.21.26

47

The Need For Dissent

Essay 01.20.26

46

Notes From An Unserious Candidate

Essay 01.05.26

45

We Still Don't Get What We're Up Against

Essay 01.03.26

44

It's The Economy Stupid Redux

Essay 01.01.26

43

Just Getting Started

Essay 12.31.25

42

I'm Doubling Down On My Cheap Shot

Essay 12.20.25

41

Why I'm Running

Essay 12.18.25

40

Northwestern Caved It's Not Their

Essay 12.09.25

39

Why I'm Applauding A Trump Executive

Essay 12.01.25

38

Reflections On An Earlier Election

Essay 11.21.25

37

Selected For Surrender

Essay 11.14.25

36

The Triumph Of Possibility

Essay 11.06.25

35

There Are No More Sidelines

Essay 11.06.25

34

My Responses To Questions From A

Essay 10.29.25

33

The Autocratic Engine

Essay 10.20.25

32

They're Playing A Different Game

Essay 10.10.25

31

From Resistance To Renewal

Essay 10.07.25

30

The Test In Illinois's Ninth

Essay 10.05.25

29

Greatness

Essay 10.03.25

28

The War On Excellence

Essay 10.02.25

27

Injustice

Essay 09.26.25

25

While We Sleep

Essay 09.18.25

24

The Path To American Irrelevance

Essay 09.03.25

23

The Choice Before Us

Essay 09.02.25

22

What America Needs More Than Ever

Essay 08.29.25

19

Why Have To Win Pt 2

Essay 08.20.25

18

The Shakedown Economy

Essay 08.19.25

17

A Party Without A Plan

Essay 08.18.25

14

This Is Why We Have To Win

Essay 08.05.25

11

The Problem With Fighting

Essay 04.30.25

08

The Stupidity Is The Point

Essay 02.23.25

07

After The Fire

Essay 01.28.25

06

The End Of America

Essay 01.21.25

05

Character

Essay 09.01.22

04

Missing The Point

Essay 08.01.22

03

On Persuasion

Essay 07.26.22

02

From V01 To V02

Essay 07.18.22

01

Goodbye And Hello

Essay 07.05.22