7 hours agoMember-onlyThe Creative Middle ClassHello from the burgeoning creative middle class! It has been over a decade since the terms influencer and creator economy entered our vocabulary. The internet, and social media in particular, democratized the means of production for media and created new types of delightful media that had not existed before. Youtube…Creator Economy5 min readCreator Economy5 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyThe End of Public Education?Ever since the pandemic upended public education as we knew it, there has been an attack on public education in this country. This is not new, charter schools and voucher programs have existed since I was school-age almost 20 (yikes, I’m old) years ago. …Education5 min readEducation5 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyThe Long Depression Part 2Years ago, I wrote an article called The Long Depression where I argued that instead of a bounce back from the 2008 crisis, we had never really recovered. If you say something like this on Twitter, 20 people will come out with charts and personal anecdotes as to why that…Economy5 min readEconomy5 min read
Nov 11Member-onlyCameron and the Teen Court ProgramAs long time readers know, I’ve done far too many things in my life. It seems that I have been everywhere and done all the things. I have done so many things that I had nearly forgotten something I did in my senior year of high school. …Law5 min readLaw5 min read
Nov 8Member-onlyMy Real Experience with Thought-LeaderIf you have been in the public speaking space and trying to get your public speaking career off the ground, you’ve probably seen the flashy ads with Taylor Conroy talking about how you can get on a TEDx stage. If you google Thought-Leader you won’t find much beyond a single…Public Speaking5 min readPublic Speaking5 min read
Oct 24The Best and Worst Cities for CommutingClever real estate has released a new study on commuting. We have the best and worst cities for commuting and I was really surprised about who topped the list for best. The worst, led by Houston, was no surprise. Despite the big move to remote working, only 27% of Americans…Cars3 min readCars3 min read
Sep 24Sunday Dispatch: Ayn RandA reader sent in this to me to get my opinion. I have read every word Ayn Rand ever wrote publicly, and I was into her for quite some time. Here is quite a bit to unpack here. For context, you should go read the opinion and then come back…Politics10 min readPolitics10 min read
Sep 15Charting a New Course: The Alt-MiddleI did not coin the phrase, alt-middle. I heard it first on a ZDogg MD video. Near as I can tell, no one has quite defined the alt-middle, but I certainly feel like there is a demand for this political view. Someone described it to me as, “common-sense liberalism.” In…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Aug 21Member-onlyNo one Likes the LeftOne of the great observations I’ve made, at least on social media, but also in person is that half the problem American leftists have with their arguments for societal change is that they aren’t popular and they tend to shame people rather than offering them a different vision of the…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Aug 15Member-onlyBusiness Trend: Lying Flat and Quiet Quitting“Work your wage” and “don’t give into them!” have become halcyon calls of workers in this new economy. While “quiet quitting” has been the trend in American workplaces for a year now, the Chinese first led the way with the “lying flat” movement that protested the punishing Chinese work culture…Jobs4 min readJobs4 min read
