- Jun 27
- 5 min
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...
- Mar 7
- 6 min
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...
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Campus Controversy: A Better Way
Colleges and universities are facing a major challenge to their reputations among Americans. Many feel that students are being...
- Dec 29, 2023
- 10 min
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...
- Nov 9, 2023
- 6 min
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...
- Oct 1, 2023
- 3 min
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...
- Sep 20, 2023
- 4 min
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 12, 2023
- 4 min
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...
- Jun 26, 2023
- 8 min
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 5, 2023
- 5 min
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...
- May 15, 2023
- 4 min
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 6, 2023
- 2 min
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...
- Apr 21, 2023
- 5 min
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 4, 2023
- 4 min
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...
- Jan 10, 2019
- 5 min
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,...
- Nov 3, 2018
- 5 min
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...