The year did not collapse. That is not nothing. A school quietly opened a food pantry so families could pick… Read more
Category: Education
Hope as a Political Act, A Thanksgiving Reflection
People gather in kitchens across America today. Someone is checking the turkey, another is trying to find the good plates,… Read more
The Big Ten’s Payday Loan
College football functions as civic ritual as much as sport. The stadiums resemble cathedrals. The rituals resemble holidays. Generations of… Read more
The Wisdom of the Ward and the Decline of Institutional Memory
There is a county clerk in Wisconsin who can tell you, without looking, which precincts always flip their absentee tallies… Read more
Curiosity is an act of courage
Thank you. That is the only honest way to begin. The past week brought a surge of new readers to… Read more
How to Train Your Own AI (Without Writing a Line of Code)
Want your computer to think more like you? Remember those YouTube lectures you loved? Summarize research papers you bookmarked but… Read more
Mac, Windows… or Maybe Something Better
This week marks a quiet but important milestone in tech life. On Tuesday, October 14th, Windows 10 stops receiving security… Read more
The Subversive Power of Sharing Books
One of the quiet pleasures of middle age is scanning your own bookshelf, not for something new, but for the… Read more
Better Is Not Discovered Once, It Is Rediscovered Daily
Executives love big ideas. They gather in conference rooms, swap metaphors about “moonshots,” and unveil glossy decks about transformation. Yet… Read more
The Future of AI Belongs to All of Us, Not Just Silicon Valley
Here’s what’s happening right now with artificial intelligence: A handful of giant corporations are seizing control of the most transformative… Read more