Parenting & the price of freedomIt’s that time of year — the quiet week between Christmas and New Year’s — when a moment is coming my children dread: the annual parental…Jan 4, 2023Jan 4, 2023
Brighter every day“How silent are the footsteps of spring,” wrote Thoreau, and between the slow rolling arrival of the new season and the promise of…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Published inThe CapitalWhat is Bitcoin and NFTs and all that stuff?So many of you replied to my last email asking for explanation of Bitcoin, crytpo-currency, and non-fungible tokens (NFT) that I thought I…Mar 11, 20211Mar 11, 20211
You say you want a revolution“Love is the quality of attention we pay to things,” writes poet J.D. McClatchy. If that’s the case, then this week I loved Bitcoin and…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
All Technology is PoliticsWatching Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) volunteer at a food bank in Texas last weekend (while also raising millions of dollars for…Feb 28, 2021Feb 28, 2021
Back in the SaddleIn the noise of the post-election you may have missed my silence. It was unintentional: a broken ankle required significant surgery, and…Feb 21, 2021Feb 21, 2021
The Great DerangementLast weekend I read an excellent novel about an Iraq War hero who is invited to officiate at the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Day…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
They Say A Party Can Kill YouAh, 2020. What a year. This New Year’s Eve I’m thinking of a sculpture I saw years ago at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Two Americas`It’s a bright, cold Sunday morning with snow on the ground. The kids have evacuated the house at the crack of dawn to take advantage of…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
The StruggleHappy Thanksgiving. It may sound trite, but I am thankful for you — writing this newsletter has been a great gift for me, and would I…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020