Kindness, as it’s practiced in Detroit, is different.
All in Citizenship and Community
Death is one of the few things every single person on this Earth has in common. What if our politics were informed by the struggle with death we all have?
Thinking about how to treat aliens, helps us think about how we treat each other.
Being part of a collective story is a very special type of human experience that brings a deep, grounded, and peace-giving joy.
I believe that we all feel invisible, to some degree. How we react to that perceived invisibility is an important choice.
My son has managed to teach me a lesson before he was even born - we can’t stop dreaming.
We all try to avoid unpopularity because it’s terrible. And so we have this big, consequential, choice: do we try to become popular by being aggressive or will be choose some other way?
Every generation has to take it’s turn and lead. For millennials, our time is nearly here. How will our grandchildren remember us?
“This is why, boys, if you are reading this I tell you that I love you, and some version of ‘be honest and kind’ at school drop off. It’s because it’s sacred duty we all must fulfill to live in a free and peaceful society.“
Dreaming bigger is one way to create an alternative to the dominant male culture.
Who am I choosing to notice?
“Aunts” and “Uncles” build resilient cultures - whether it’s in a family or a larger organization.
We get up off the mat if and when something really, truly matters.
A theory on how to create a community that resolves conflict without violence and madness. It takes three supra-public goods: abundance, strong institutions, and goodness.
Your Dada came here for a better life, full of prosperity. Today is a special day because we no longer have to doubt that we belong here.
Talking about decision criteria has completely transformed how Robyn and I make decisions in our marriage and for our family, I suspect that it could have similarly transformative effects in our civic lives.
High-performing Government is a conversation worth having.
Very little transcends the influence of wealth, I hope a moral obligation to each other is one that does transcend.
We planned for how we would handle a Covid exposure (so we wouldn’t have to scramble when it happened).
I don’t want to start the next four years with infighting over the starting lineup.