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Havel on the slow burn of democratic change

“We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality” – Václav Havel Thanks to the faded receipt stuck between its dog-eared pages, I know that I purchased Václav Havel’s The Art of the Impossible: Politics as Morality in Practice on February 17, 1999, my […]

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#Dec15, a day of gratitude

When I lost my dad on November 29, what surprised me the most wasn’t my feelings, but the outpouring of love–emails, phone calls, Facebook and Twitter messages–I received from all over the world.  I tagged the emails “#Dad” and archived them, unable to read them with feelings still raw.  I thanked as many people as […]

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The Definitive Collection of Thomas Friedman Takedowns

As my colleague and current couchmate Trevor Timm pointed out, it is ironic that today of all days I have chosen to compile the definitive collection of hilarious Thomas Friedman takedowns. Why today, you ask? Because today Thomas Friedman actually made sense. Mull that one over for a moment. It’s okay, take your time. As […]