Aug 3, 2022Facing the Truth About Trump’s Electoral Interference, and OurselvesMy journey to taking January 6th seriously, and why “constitutional conservatives” who turn a blind eye confuse me. — On January 19th, 2017, I stood on stage at the National Press Club and gave a speech calling for “a new type of Republican.” The speech was at the Deploraball, an Inauguration party I helped organize for the grassroots wing of the Trump movement. …January 64 min readJanuary 64 min read
Jul 3, 2022‘Most People Are Nice’ and Other Lessons From My Twitter BreakThis post started as a Twitter thread, ironically In November 2020, I cut myself off from Twitter and politics. I went cold-turkey. Parenting under Covid, combined with the noise of the election, had gotten to me. I was spent. Now, after months of observing and soul-searching in “monk mode,” I…4 min read4 min read
Apr 28, 2022Why the American Right Should Break from Trump and TrumpismI remember discussing the prospect of a Trump Presidency with a business partner in 2015. We were at a boutique coffee shop, the kind of place with oversized pastries, funky tables, and mellow acoustic music. When I asked his opinion on Mr. …Trump6 min readTrump6 min read
Mar 2, 2020Memo for Improving Information Statecraft and Countering Foreign Information WarfareIn April 2018 I wrote a memo and draft executive order intended to help the current administration address foreign information warfare and advance “information statecraft.” It was socialized at the highest levels of national security but ultimately didn’t go anywhere. I wanted to share it here in case any administration…Information Warfare6 min readInformation Warfare6 min read
Mar 8, 2019Social Media’s Role In Discourse, Here Are The StatsOn the Joe Rogan podcast Tuesday night, independent journalist Tim Pool told Twitter execs: “As a private platform you’ve become too powerful to not be regulated if you refuse to allow people free speech.” He later elaborated on Twitter. As the debate rages on over social media censorship and…Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
Jan 24, 2019Media Bias Is A National CrisisIt’s not an easy time to be a fan of journalism in pro-Trump circles. Fake News. Enemy of the people. It’s not just the President using these words. Many of my staid, sober-minded friends have embraced this rhetoric too. The anger is palpable. Harvard Law School professor Adrian Vermeule recently…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Dec 28, 2018BREAKING: Here’s The After-Action Report From the Alabama Senate Disinformation CampaignExclusive Release from Jeff Giesea The following is a leaked copy of the secret after-action report from the Alabama Senate disinfo campaign known as Project Birmingham. The New York Times broke the story in a December 19 article. The Times article refers to this report, but it hasn’t been publicly…Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Aug 9, 2018Truth and PowerWhat is the relationship between power and truth? I recently came across a 1977 interview of Michel Foucault in which he speaks directly on the topic. I wanted to share it as food for thought. Note Foucault’s focus on the “regime of truth” and systems of production of truth. These…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Aug 8, 2018Truth and TrustAfter a chemical attack was reported in Douma, Syria in April, many of us weren’t sure how much to trust the narrative we were hearing from the New York Times and US government officials. They reported that Assad’s government was behind the attack, while Assad and his allies in Russia…Economics7 min readEconomics7 min read
Aug 7, 2018Battles in the War over SensemakingI agree with Jordan Greenhall that we are already in the midst of a new world war. It’s a war on sense-making. Rather, it’s a war over sense-making. As in: who or what determines how we make sense of the world? This is a meta take on McLuhan’s vision of…Social Media3 min readSocial Media3 min read
