A briefing on new initiatives — Welcome to 1729Writers Cohort 2! In March of this year, Grant Nissly, myself, and 20 or so other 1729ers started the first 1729 Writers Cohort. Our goal was to produce an essay a week for 6 weeks and in the end we produced over 60 essays which you can read…

We produced over 60 papers in six weeks. Takeaways from 1729 Writers successful first cohort and thoughts for the future — This is essay 6 of 6 for 1729 Writers Cohort #1. Apply to 1729 today at 1729.com Cohort 1 is completed! And when I peruse our paper.li I can’t help but be very impressed by our collective accomplishment. We attracted some 22 members and over the last six weeks have…

US’s economic war against Russia will cause blowback against the dollar. Be ready. — This is essay 4 of 6 for 1729 Writers Cohort #1. Apply to 1729 today at 1729.com. After Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, the US and their allies introduced unprecedented sanctions that cut the value of both the ruble and stock market in half. While this may hurt Russia’s chances…

The president is saying that inflation is Russia’s fault. It’s not. This is the moment to learn about inflation so that we can’t be lied to about it again. — This is essay 3 of 6 for 1729 Writers Cohort #1. Apply to 1729 today at 1729.com. “It’s Joe Biden’s Inflation. He blames Vladimir Putin, but his policies and the Federal Reserve are at fault.” — WSJ Joe Biden has recently been claiming that inflation comes from Vladimir Putin.

When to leave, and when to stay — This is essay 2 of 6 for 1729 Writers Cohort. Apply to 1729 today at 1729.com. After college, I lived in Costa Rica for five years. During that time I would run into expats in the waves or on the beach who would tell me that they’d moved down from…

or — How understanding “institutional sclerosis” is the key to fixing our ailing governments. — This is essay 1 of 6 for 1729 Writers Cohort #1. Apply to 1729 today at 1729.com. If you follow Peter Thiel, you’ve heard him use the term “sclerotic institutions” to describe the declining performance of Western governments… Right as Russia was tragically invading Ukraine earlier this week, members of…

What are your ideas for the future? — Myself and Grant Nissly started a writers group from an online community we’re members of called 1729. I wrote this piece as we are in the process of launching it to organize some of my thoughts and hopes for the program. The piece is directed to the members of 1729…

Below I sketch out a theory I’m developing on Corporate Civic Responsibility (CCR). It’s a jumping off place for greater discussion so if you have thoughts or comments I would love to hear them! — Corporate Civic Responsibility is a nascent field that focuses on improving the local community where the business is located while increasing its workforce health and capacity. At least that’s my definition, which you’ll learn about below. Not everyone agrees with it. It’s such a nascent field that some believe it…

I analyze a straightforward and visionary proposal for bringing government into the digital age — There is a paradox at the heart of US politics — we love our country, but increasingly don’t trust our leadership and institutions. This isn’t my opinion, but the result of study after study. We are put in the awkward position of admiring our democratic government in spirit, but these…