The Rising Cost of Liberal Tears
War. Inflation. Corruption. Debt. Abuse of Power.
Leadership Matters
Lessons for the future about the erosion of democracy in the United States and the dangerous rise of authoritarianism from the founder of https://civ.works.
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The Architecture of Decline
The People v. Trump, Vance, Thune, and Johnson
What a Week It Was
One if by Radio, Two if by pen
The Architecture of Convergence
They marched together and changed everything.
The Architecture of Division
Divide. Conquer. Rinse. Repeat
The Normalization of the Unthinkable
Living in an Age of Permanent Outrage
The Architecture of Voter Suppression
How to win elections without voters.
Once Upon a Time We Fired a King
250 Years Later: It's that time again.
The Architecture of Corruption
A foreign government gave the President of the United States an airplane.
The Architecture of Pie
You're working harder. Why is your slice shrinking?
The Architecture of Hope
Most of what gets sold as hope in campaign speeches is a lie.
The Architecture of Despair
Somewhere in a town that used to manufacture things, a woman is doing the math.
Something Wicked is on the Launch Pad
Infrastructure for Democracy
Trump v. Trump
Our Taxpayer Money. His Personal ATM
The Future is Unwritten
November is Coming
The Architecture of Injustice
The Roberts KKKourt
Three Projects: A Civic Response to Billionaire Control
For several years I’ve been writing about what democracy needs to survive and the people responsible for its freefall.
The Architecture of Chaos
In November 2024, American voters elevated to the presidency a man with thirty-four felony convictions.
The Architecture of a Silenced Press
How ownership, algorithms, and wealth restrict the flow of truth
The Great Extraction Event
Private Equity Nation: How a country was stripped for parts by design, not accident.