People & History
Old Money Is Older Than I Thought
I went looking for the oldest fortunes. I found a banker who financed an emperor, a Leonardo in an airline seat, and families with centuries of a head start.
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Lives, legacies, and what we choose to remember.
People & History
My Mother Made Sure I Could Vote
A train ride south, an argument about Reagan, and a trip to the library. What my mother taught me about thinking for myself and using my vote.
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Gloria Steinem and the Magazines in Their Lockers
A reflection on Gloria Steinem, the promise of equality, and the lives changed by a magazine.
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EDW: The Founders Didn’t Write a “Public Interest” Loyalty Test
The First Amendment is short for a reason. It does not say, “Congress shall make no law unless the government is annoyed.” It does not say, “unless we are at war.” It does not say, “unless a regulator thinks your coverage is a hoax.”
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When a Trump Justice Sounds Like Madison, We Should Listen
A 6–3 Supreme Court decision striking down a broad tariff program is not, at its core, a trade story. It is a constitutional story. It is the oldest American argument, the one we keep forgetting and then relearning the hard way: who gets to decide.
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Why we need Theodore Roosevelt energy right now
Public courage, public duty, and the case for holding concentrated power accountable.
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The Founders Didn’t Build a Government for “Vibes.” They Built One for Checks, Facts, and Restraint.
I still can’t shake Attorney General Pam Bondi’s congressional testimony this week and had the same sinking feeling many of you did: not “my side vs. your side,” but something worse, the slow normalization of unseriousness in the exact…
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY — AND WHAT “LEADERSHIP” IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE
Today we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And I want to say this plainly: if our tribute is just a meme, a tidy quote graphic, and a quick “amen,” then we’re missing the point.
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