Politics - Super Cities

Super Cities №230—American Carnage

In the world of ascendent demagogues, love is not the best response to hate. Unshakable, widespread moral clarity is.

Super Cities №225—Get it Together, America

Six companies distributed 56 billion opioid pills between 2006 and 2012. 47,000 Americans died of an opioid overdose in 2017.

Politics

Super Cities №128 - What Is The Role Of A Company?

American capitalism is a sick giant.

History

Super Cities №70 — Chaos is Easy. Progress is Hard.

Building a house, or community, or company is hard work. It takes focus, creativity, and endurance. It requires strategy, execution, and salesmanship.

Democracy

Super Cities №69 — How Democracy Works

We cannot invoke change on our own, but we can make our voices heard, something we fully intend to do … Our voices will not fade, nor will we disappear from the conversation.

History

Super Cities №60–7 Leadership Lessons from George Washington

In our twisted time, leaders reward short-term productivity but not long-term principle.

Climate Change

Super Cities №58 — Data Don’t Lie: The Enlightenment is Working

In the age of #fakenews, it is difficult to focus on ground truth. **But the world is unambiguously improving.**

Cybersecurity

Super Cities №56 — Innovation in War and Policy

Politicians established the foundational principles of American war and peace at a time when people traveled on horseback, lit their homes with candles, and sent information via courier.

Diplomacy

Super Cities №51 — How Strong Industry Drives Smart Statecraft

In less than thirteen years, American crude production increased by 2.5x.

Cybersecurity

Super Cities №42 — You Are Not Safe

One of my 2018 resolutions is to communicate more clearly, so here you go: you(r data) are not safe, digitally.

Christmas

Super Cities №38 — Churchill, Leadership, and The Holidays

Churchill’s speech on Christmas Eve 1941

Hacking

Super Cities №37 — The Long History of Hacker Wars

WannaCry. Bitcoin. Presidential election. In other words, business, currency, and politics. All hacked recently.

History

Super Cities №36 — Global Infrastructure 2040 (Yikes)

The central tragedy of infrastructure is that when deep public-private investment is most needed, global governance — the lead element historically — is in ruins.

Business

Super Cities №33 — New Year, New (Trade) War

For thirty years, Donald Trump — real estate developer, media personality, political candidate, POTUS — has been incredibly consistent about the issue of trade.