Heading to my local No Kings protest with a friend. Protest is democratic superpower. Onward.

Greetings on #MandelaDay2025 "It is in your hands," Madiba said, which is why the UN and the Nelson Mandela Foundation are starting the Mandela Center for Social Change at the Colin Powell School at City College to create a new generation of leaders who can overcome polarization like he did.

Have been on a lot talking about Iran. It's a heckuva lot easier to start a war than end one. War is the place where unintended consequences reign. Let's pray that all the actors show restraint and realize that this only ends at the negotiation table. Bargaining, not bombs.

#NoKings protest, Hudson NY. We revolted from a monarch 249 years ago; we can do it again.

I was struck by this interaction in the Time interview. The relevant section in the Scotus decision is one paragraph long. We've never had a president before who doesn't read before. He is a captive of his advisors. This is the opposite of strength.