You can walk down any Main Street in America and see the small businesses policymakers so often call the “backbone… Read more
Month: June 2025
After Mamdani: Where Does the Center Go When the Edges Take Over?
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City Democratic primary is being celebrated as a historic breakthrough for the progressive… Read more
Who Is Robert Garcia and Why You Want to Know
He was five years old the first time he understood that possibility and uncertainty can arrive together. The air in… Read more
Coke, Pepsi, and the Future of Autonomous Ride-Sharing. Why Austin’s Experiment Matters for Public Policy.
For years, autonomous vehicles have been framed as a distant technological frontier, an abstract promise of convenience, safety, and efficiency…. Read more
The AI Future Is Quietly Taking Shape & It’s Sitting On Your Desk
The most consequential choices we make about technology often unfold quietly. Not in government hearings or viral headlines, but at… Read more
When Revenue Rises but Stability Slips
Tariffs are back, louder, sharper, and more lucrative than they’ve been in decades. As of mid-June, the federal government has… Read more
What Happens When Washington Forgets the Heartland
Every so often, Congress confronts a decision that seems technocratic on the surface but reveals something deeper about our national… Read more
The American Dream Is Collapsing Under Student Debt
Last year, I wrote about the mounting risks of student loan delinquency. It was bad then. It is worse now…. Read more
Every Click You Make: The Slow Decline of the Internet (and the Hidden Cost of ‘Free’)
It starts the same way every time. You open a browser to check the weather, and seventeen clicks later you’re… Read more
AI, Trump, and the Voices of History
Sheila Kennedy, one of Indiana’s sharpest public thinkers, just dropped a masterstroke of modern commentary. Her post, AI Talks to… Read more