Writing & Ideas
Where I work through the ideas in public. Essays and analysis on power, strategy, and the fights that matter.
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Aug 5, 2026
Teacups and Wood Chippers
Our hardest political questions arrive pre-loaded with two wrong answers. It's worth looking beyond false dichotomies to figure out real solutions.
Jul 24, 2026
You're Right, Conrad: Love Is a Kind of Power
The first time I ever enjoyed drinking a coffee, I was already in my forties.
Jun 19, 2026
"How are you orienting?"
Something a little more personal, and a bonus
May 25, 2026
What He Believed
Memorial Day, my father, and a country two hundred and fifty years into making itself true
Apr 23, 2026
The Board, Not the Pieces
What Virginia just showed us about where political power actually lives
Apr 20, 2026
The Axis
The battle isn't about left versus right
Apr 16, 2026
The Crane Operator
Nobody wanted a revolution. They got one anyway.
Apr 14, 2026
Force at Full Price
What Viktor Orbán's loss can teach us about Donald Trump's fate
Apr 5, 2026
The Camel, the Straws, and the Bagel Shop
Why progressives need to be honest about what their policies cost small businesses, and strip out every cost that doesn’t serve a progressive value.
Mar 27, 2026
Dr. Brad Lichtenstein: Rest Is Radical Resistance
A recording from Darcy Burner's live video
Mar 15, 2026
What kind of cassette tape creates a contract?
On politics as a team sport
Mar 9, 2026
The Economy Runs on Paychecks. AI Is About to Eliminate Millions of Them.
Both the tech right and the progressive left are failing to prepare. But there’s a model that already works.
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