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May 18, 2026 6 min read

Building With Ai Humanely

When the tools get smart, a lot changes and a few things do not. Knowing which is which is the whole job of building with Ai without losing the people you built it for.

October 7, 2025 5 min read

Progressive Objectivism: A Short Manifesto

Reason and responsibility are not opposites. This is why I hold both, and why the usual demand to pick one is a false choice that has cost us dearly.

January 22, 2025 5 min read

You're Not Busy

Busy is not a schedule problem. It is usually a decision you are avoiding, dressed up as a lack of time. Here is how to tell the difference.

November 19, 2024 5 min read

Money Is a Tool, Not a Scoreboard

Treating money as a score you win or lose distorts every decision you make with it. Lessons from a career that started at a teller window for $7.50 an hour.

September 4, 2024 5 min read

Leadership Is Responsibility, Not Authority

Authority is given by a title. Responsibility is chosen by a person. Only one of them makes you a leader, and it is not the one on your business card.

March 12, 2024 5 min read

Strategy Is Choosing, Not Planning

A strategy is not a long document or a calendar of tasks. It is a small set of hard choices about where you will play and how you will win.