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The facts are what they are: It's all bad.

Jun 5

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Everyone's lonely but no one can hang out

Jan 31, 2025

How our weekly dinners are going

Jul 11, 2025

Our year of Saturday dinners

Dec 19, 2025

51(ish) things you can actually do

Oct 17, 2025

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Recent posts

May book report

What I read last month!

Jun 1

My two rules for social media in 2026

If you're going to be an asshole, do it with your full chest

May 29

Why the DNC autopsy report matters

TLDR: Ken Martin should resign & we should stop settling for mediocrity

May 21

They're kicking women out of the workforce

A Q&A with Stefanie O'Connell about her new book on ambition

May 15

Building for the Next 100 Years

Watch/Read now | A Conversation with Run for Something's Amanda Litman.

Published on The Forum with Josh Cowen • May 14

22:23

Reflecting on the year since my book came out

And how I was right

May 8

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Making the content I wish to see in the world, one email at a time. Leadership, politics, parenting, books, and whatever else is on my mind.

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