PinnedIt’s Never “Just a Mallard”What birding can teach us about winning the war in UkraineJul 22, 2022A response icon22Jul 22, 2022A response icon22
Grebes and Gender Politics: How Birds Can Help Us See Humans DifferentlyBehold the great crested grebe! They are quite extraordinary looking birds, with striking black, white and orange faces and the sloped…Aug 20, 2022A response icon1Aug 20, 2022A response icon1
What Coot Chicks Can Teach UsReflections on Babies, Birthdays, and the BeatlesJul 31, 2022Jul 31, 2022
Was It a Cuckoo?Birding, the quest for certainty, and national polarizationJun 24, 2022A response icon6Jun 24, 2022A response icon6
Remembering Our Dead on Memorial DayI planned to write this time about bird lessons — the many life lessons that birding teaches me. May is peak migration month, when tiny…May 30, 2022A response icon2May 30, 2022A response icon2
Lawyers as Healers?It’s graduation season, which means listening to graduation speakers. Those of us who are occasionally on the speaking side of that podium…May 21, 2022May 21, 2022
What’s in an Emoji?Once upon a time, emojis were yellow. Those of us who used them raised yellow hands, smiled or laughed or cried with yellow faces, gave…Apr 30, 2022A response icon5Apr 30, 2022A response icon5
Published inGENOn Sparrows and the War in UkraineThe song sparrows are back. They fall into the category that birders call “little brown jobs”: small birds that are mostly brown and…Apr 3, 2022A response icon5Apr 3, 2022A response icon5
When The Truth is Messy and HardAs the leader at New America for nearly four years, my staff, our work and our mission are my priorities. I am completely committed to the…Sep 1, 2017A response icon22Sep 1, 2017A response icon22
Published inNewCo ShiftFindings of Shift: The Commission on Work, Workers, and TechnologyWhat do a hundred American leaders find when they compare different possibilities for the effect of technology on work’s future?May 16, 2017A response icon1May 16, 2017A response icon1