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What We Get Wrong About Doing Good, Part 1

Posted on July 8, 2025 Updated on July 8, 2025

Not long ago, I sat down with the director of a small nonprofit working on food insecurity in a mid-sized… Read more

Posted in Education, Finance, Policy     

Small Towns Deserve More Than Empty Promises

Posted on July 7, 2025 Updated on July 7, 2025

Washington debates often revolve around numbers. Trillions in spending. Billions in cuts. A line item here. A policy adjustment there…. Read more

Posted in Ethics, Finance, Healthcare, Policy     

Executive Compensation as a Warning Sign for Society

Posted on July 1, 2025 Updated on July 1, 2025

The global economy has never been more divided. Inflation is rising, wages are stagnating, and political fractures are widening. Yet… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Policy     

America’s Smallest Businesses, and Its Biggest Policy Blind Spot

Posted on June 30, 2025 Updated on June 30, 2025

You can walk down any Main Street in America and see the small businesses policymakers so often call the “backbone… Read more

Posted in Finance, Policy     

After Mamdani: Where Does the Center Go When the Edges Take Over?

Posted on June 25, 2025 Updated on June 25, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City Democratic primary is being celebrated as a historic breakthrough for the progressive… Read more

Posted in Media, Policy     

Who Is Robert Garcia and Why You Want to Know

Posted on June 24, 2025 Updated on June 24, 2025

He was five years old the first time he understood that possibility and uncertainty can arrive together. The air in… Read more

Posted in Education, Ethics, Policy, Rights and Equality     

Coke, Pepsi, and the Future of Autonomous Ride-Sharing. Why Austin’s Experiment Matters for Public Policy.

Posted on June 23, 2025 Updated on June 23, 2025

For years, autonomous vehicles have been framed as a distant technological frontier, an abstract promise of convenience, safety, and efficiency…. Read more

Posted in Policy, Technology     

The AI Future Is Quietly Taking Shape & It’s Sitting On Your Desk

Posted on June 22, 2025 Updated on June 23, 2025

The most consequential choices we make about technology often unfold quietly. Not in government hearings or viral headlines, but at… Read more

Posted in Technology     

When Revenue Rises but Stability Slips

Posted on June 20, 2025 Updated on June 20, 2025

Tariffs are back, louder, sharper, and more lucrative than they’ve been in decades. As of mid-June, the federal government has… Read more

Posted in Finance, Foreign Policy, Policy     

What Happens When Washington Forgets the Heartland

Posted on June 18, 2025 Updated on June 18, 2025

Every so often, Congress confronts a decision that seems technocratic on the surface but reveals something deeper about our national… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Finance, Healthcare     

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