The first cold snap always carries a kind of civic honesty test. There is that familiar moment when the furnace… Read more
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
How Much Longer Will Americans Pay the Premium? Thanksgiving Reflections from the Crossroads of America
Thanksgiving week in Indiana always tells a story. Highways fill with families, pickup trucks, and the hum of engines that… Read more
A Melladee and an Eight Dollar Pi
Some ideas show up so simple that you almost miss how good they really are. Melladee was one of those… Read more
An Open Letter to the WNBA and Its Stakeholders
Commissioner Engelbert, WNBPA leadership, team owners, and members of the basketball community: I am writing as a longtime supporter of… Read more
A VLAN for Christmas: The Smart Home Upgrade Parents Don’t Know They Need
Parents usually ask for practical gifts. A working coffeemaker. A night without chores. Something wrapped. This year there is a… Read more
The Day the People’s House Went Dark
Congress is supposed to argue. It is supposed to debate, negotiate, and fight like hell over ideas that affect millions… Read more
The Legal and the Low-Risk: The People Insurance Markets Can’t Afford to Lose
A late October evening in Denver, and a software designer named Marcus sits at his kitchen table scrolling through his… Read more
What Happens When Apple, Cadillac, and Democracy Walk Into a Pit Lane
Night in Las Vegas behaves like a living thing. The Strip glows with gold and neon. Light swallows the stars…. 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