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Reflections on governance

Reflections on governance

Wednesday, 4 March 2026 | Issue 0017 | New York To whom it may concern I feel foreign to this dying world. It taps and traps. Yet I grow more unamused each day. Others, many more notable than I, have, with eloquence, articulated where I find myself here, now. I am divided.

Reflections on governance

Reflections on governance

Wednesday, 25 February 2026 | Issue 0016 | Pocono Pines The giving of the light I didn’t mean for it to happen. But I, like a considerable cohort among us, spent one hour and 48 minutes watching US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last night. I tried

Reflections on governance

Reflections on governance

Wednesday, 18 February 2026 | Issue 0015 | Pocono Pines Dear earnest reader, This newsletter takes work. My work, specifically. I do it alongside a full-time job, a rich personal life, and all the velocity and volume the world keeps generating whether I'm ready for it or not. We'

Reflections on governance

Wednesday, 31 December 2025 | Issue 0014 | Pocono Pines Good afternoon, from a less windy day in the Pocono Mountains. As 2025 comes to a close, I'm taking stock of our lessons learned and our accomplishments. One of the things we achieved earlier this year was starting a weekly

Reflections on governance

Reflections on governance

Tuesday, 14 October 2025 | Issue 0013 This week we pay special attention to the role of knowledge in our world. The erosion of our media landscape tells us where we are on the clock of the world. It also might offer opportunities for new ways to investigate the truth and