"The life of Pope Francis represents humanity on the verge of greater justice, more equity, increasing abundance, expanding hope, and the possibility of peace. Vance represents humanity on the verge of retreating into tribalism, scarcity, and zero sum brinkmanship."

I posted a short article on LinkedIn. I'll likely reach 1000 subscribers today at Substack. Tomorrow I'll post my 18th column since Inauguration Day. As the economy melts down, Democrats need to hire new emerging leaders to win the politics now and to lead the recovery to come.

This morning's post. Support Federal workers. Fight Republicans. Pay attention to what Trump World is doing not saying. Push back against Democrats who say the fundamentals are strong for making Republicans pay in the mid-terms. That strategy is falling apart as fast as the economy under Trump/Musk.

So much destruction by Musk and Trump.

Definitely still hooves up for democracy. People are acting and moving. Time for Democrats to invest in the voters now and not wait until the midterms. Run to democracy and get her back on her feet.

Today's post about the chaos caused by Republicans in their attempt to "save money". Very costly and unconstitutional power grab. Co-written with Robert Leonard. Here's the link to the story on Growing New Leaders: Perspectives from Coyote Run Farm.

My time as the Iowa Farm Service Agency State Executive Director has come to an end. Serving in the Biden-Harris Administration has been the opportunity of a lifetime. Thank you Iowa FSA. Everything you taught me has prepared me well for what's next. Stay tuned.

First Post. Here's to learning Blue Sky. Old dog, new trick. Carter funeral was beyond inspirational.