Writing
Essays, reflections, and fiction on work, power, culture, technology, and everyday life—including the continuing development of the Equitable Future Initiative.
Browse the collection below, or visit Start Here for a few suggested starting points.
Search Our World & Future
Explore the Equitable Future Initiative
A separate collection of posts explores EFI’s proposals for work, economic organization, and shared governance. Read these alongside the wider collection as part of the project’s continuing development.
Who Counts as the People
An injured U.S. citizen in Evanston raises a question that reaches beyond citizenship: who belongs within our concern when we talk about freedom and the people?
What Our World & Future Is Becoming
From building Faveo to rethinking work and belonging, I trace the experiences shaping Our World & Future—and the questions guiding what comes next.
The Collapse of Western Gaming: What the Industry Reveals About Capitalism, Creativity, and America’s Future
An examination of profit incentives, creative risk, and AI in the games industry—and what those pressures suggest about the wider economy.
City-Owned Groceries Are the Future: Why Zohran Mamdani's Win Signals a Post-Capitalist Shift
An exploration of city-owned grocery stores as a form of public provision, and how the proposal connects with EFI’s approach to essential needs.
If I Were Mayor: A Roadmap to People-Centered Governance
This isn’t theory. It’s a roadmap. If we truly want a city that works for everyone, we need a budget that starts with people—not departments. Here’s how San Diego could do better, starting now.