brand strategy
Gatekeepers v. Barbarians
A second attempt at last week's post about "being a Democrat"
brand strategy
You are not a Democrat.
And neither am I.
What should pollsters do in the absence of a horse race?
A new episode of Cross Tabs, featuring Ariel Edwards-Levy
Why does all this ambition & abundance seem so... small?
A few half-formed thoughts on what I suspect is getting in the way of leadership.
A Post-Truth Economy Built for the 1%
My conversation with Faris Yakob of Genius Steals about the YOLO economy, diverging demographic destinies, and why there is no "average" American for you to appeal to, in politics or marketing
strategy
What is a brand?
What do Democrats have to do with soda, burgers, rental cars, sportsball teams, or SaaS? Let's discuss.
autarky
A recession would be better than this
Seriously.
The Topline
Friday Rant Time
I am not emotionally prepared to talk about the Actual Problems, so instead I got mad at a liberal YouTuber
It’s a Party of the People — but which party?
My interview with Patrick Ruffini about the emergent multicultural, populist coalition that’s been shifting to the right.
The Topline
Brick by brick
Another week of taking apart what we just started putting together.
civic tech
When Tech Bros Reinvent Government (And Miss the Point Entirely)
A conversation with strategist and civic tech expert, Dan Hon.
"A generation of the unteachable hanging upon us like a necklace of corpses"
This week's links, which Orwell would've absolutely hated.