Enough

Enough

Enough with the costumes. Enough with the party scripts. Enough with the polished statements, the fake outrage, the rehearsed compassion, and the constant pressure for every politician to fit neatly into some approved Republican box or Democratic box. That is exactly...
Power Without Conquest

Power Without Conquest

Thailand is often described as the one country in Southeast Asia that was never formally colonized by a Western power. That fact sounds almost miraculous when you look at the map and the era around it. The British were expanding through Burma and Malaya. The French...
AI Is Too Important to Use Without Context

AI Is Too Important to Use Without Context

AI is moving so fast that it’s easy to use it without stopping to ask what it’s built on, who benefits, and what it may be costing us. That’s why I think Empire of AI by Karen Hao is such an important read. If AI is going to become one of the most important...
Some of Us Can’t Look Away

Some of Us Can’t Look Away

There are people in your life who see what everyone else has quietly agreed not to name. This is what it costs them. There is a certain kind of person who walks into a room and immediately registers what is slightly off. Not as a choice. Not as a personality quirk...