Mar 7, 20246 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...
Sep 20, 20234 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 12, 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...
Jun 26, 20238 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 5, 20235 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...
May 15, 20234 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 6, 20232 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...
Apr 4, 20234 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...
Jan 10, 20195 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,...
Nov 3, 20185 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...