Occasional news and essays on leadership, organizations, and the people side of political and civic change-making work.

Essay Archive

Jun 2026 | It Wasn't a Political Earthquake. It Was Institutional Drift.
On hollowing institutions, the NRSC v. FEC ruling, and responses to Tuesday night in New York.
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Jun 2026 | What Grief Taught Me About Institutions
On mattering, crisis, and what political organizations keep getting wrong.
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May 2026 | The Democratic Party's Internal Machinery Is Breaking Its Brand
Reading the latest re: the Democratic Party 2024 autopsy coverage, one thing struck me immediately.
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