Celebrating the Exchange of Ideas
Last week, I got a chance to attend a celebration of intellectual exchange. The Asheville Ideas Fest is run by UNC-Asheville...
Jun 27, 20245 min read
China's Lack of Transparency: Could we be next?
On Tuesday, China started its National People’s Congress, the annual legislative session that pretends to put the "People" in People's...
Mar 7, 20246 min read
Campus Controversy: A Better Way
Colleges and universities are facing a major challenge to their reputations among Americans. Many feel that students are being...
Feb 21, 20243 min read
My Conversation with Google Bard about Free Speech on College Campuses
Recently, I found myself experimenting with generative AI tools for creating content ideas to address the controversy over free speech on...
Dec 29, 202310 min read
Why Connecting Across Difference is so Essential to the Work of D.E.I.
While programs and trainings focused on diversity, equity and inclusion are far from new, they occupy a much bigger space in the public...
Nov 9, 20236 min read
How do a business's politics affect its bottom line?
There's been plenty written in recent years about how politics is affecting consumer preferences. A USC Annenberg study cited consumers...
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Is the Public Square Fragmenting?
It's well-documented that, as a country, we're sorting ourselves geographically more than ever. Since Bill Bishop's The Big Sort hit...
Sep 20, 20234 min read
Building Relationships, One Step at a Time
Having moved to a new city just before starting a new company, trying to take on the dual tasks of building an entirely new social...
Sep 12, 20234 min read
Guest Post: Fighting the Real Enemy—Apathy
My dad—Warren Budd—has never been shy. Loud and boisterous, when you meet him he’s happy to share his stories and opinions with you, and...
Jun 26, 20238 min read
The Unlikely Inspiration of Jury Duty
Ted Lasso has been the feel-good hit of the pandemic era; at a time of unprecedented isolation for us, both physical and emotional, it's...
Jun 5, 20235 min read
Unity in Diversity
"Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization." —Mahatma Gandhi We Americans tend to think...
May 15, 20234 min read
The Languages We All Share
Recently my friend Micah Hendler hosted a gathering in support of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus, a group he founded that brings together...
May 6, 20232 min read
You won't last a week!
ResumeBuilder.com recently asked over 1,000 managers and business leaders what it's like to work with those from the Gen Z cohort, and...
Apr 21, 20235 min read
The Sum of Our Parts
Late last year, we found out that a goal 70 years in the making had been reached—“ignition,” which in atomic parlance means we got more...
Apr 4, 20234 min read
The Hunted Reds of October
Originally published by Braver Angels (then Better Angels) on January 10, 2019. This past October I got the chance to attend Politicon,...
Jan 10, 20195 min read
Dreading the Thanksgiving Table
Originally published by Braver Angels (then Better Angels) on November 3, 2018. For the past two years, Thanksgiving has been one of the...
Nov 3, 20185 min read