Not long ago, I sat down with the director of a small nonprofit working on food insecurity in a mid-sized… Read more
Category: Education
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
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
The Bridge We’re Building
They say when the economy contracts, it takes a while for the layoffs to reach the surface. But in Indiana,… Read more
Art’s Journey to Wisdom Travels the Path of a Public Good
Modern economies reward efficiency, not reflection. Our institutions—schools, platforms, governments—are calibrated to deliver outcomes, track progress, and benchmark success. In… Read more
How Measles Came Back to America
It began with a cough. Then a fever. By the time the red rash appeared on Ian Rojas’s neck, the… Read more
The Future of Labor Is Already Clocked In
In 2024, a junior associate at a boutique law firm in Chicago began training a GPT model to write like… Read more
The Broken Bridge Between Research and Policy
Most people believe that if a study proves something works, the system will change. That is not how it goes…. Read more
Why Our Cities Are Quietly Breaking Down
There is a quiet, slow erosion happening across American cities. It is not an earthquake or a sudden crash. It… Read more
From Gasoline Alley to the Grid: What GM’s Formula 1 Engine Means for American Manufacturing
When you live in Indianapolis, motorsport is more than spectacle, it’s civic texture. On Memorial Day weekend, the roar from… Read more