You can argue a bit about correlation and causation with the Paris Agreement. It only got reached because governments could see a global clean tech boom was coming. But equally, it’s self evident that having an overarching global goal and system of national plans has helped drive progress.

All of these “Can Trump run again” pieces, treating it as if there’s some legitimate way he could get around the 22nd amendment, are bizarre and misleading. There is no legitimate way around it.

I do a lot of thinking about community, about place, and about belonging. As Maya Angelou said: people remember how you make them feel. I grew up in the safest community - one where i was encouraged to pursue every weird question and wacky idea. God bless teachers like Bob.