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the Edge of Humanity
We Are Standing at the Edge of Everything Humanity Has Built Every generation thinks it lives at an important moment. Most are wrong. We are
Across thousands of years of human history, one idea appears again and again in different forms: a portion of what we produce belongs to the
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Build the Libraries Again
Andrew Carnegie understood something that feels almost subversive today: If you accumulate extraordinary wealth from society, you owe society infrastructure, not favors. Andrew Carnegie did
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The Full Cost of Secrecy
We tend to discuss intellectual property, security, and secrecy as necessary evils—unfortunate but justified costs of innovation. The assumption is simple: guarding ideas is expensive,
America Needs to Learn How to Build Towns Again I keep seeing the same map online. Red counties.Blue cities.A thousand arguments layered on top of
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Power Shifts With Tech
Another Lesson from the Story of Copper Technology itself is not what causes disruption and instability. The disruption comes from what happens around the technology.
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A Copper Age Lesson for AI
A Copper Age Lesson for AI I’m sitting here listening to a three-hour history lecture on the Copper Age, tracing the flow of metals and
Letter on Capitalism, Necessity, and the Line We Need to Draw Capitalism is a good engine. It is not a good religion. This distinction matters,
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The Battery Supply Starts in the Trash
Trash Is a Battery Resource We’re Throwing Away Every time we talk about batteries, the conversation goes the same way. Lithium.Cobalt.Nickel.Rare earths.Supply chains.China.Mines. We argue
On Law, Legitimacy, and the Survival of the Republic There comes a moment in every republic when loyalty to party, faction, and temporary advantage must
Every republic is born knowing something it will later forget. Power concentrates.Fear accelerates it.Violence follows when no other release exists. James Madison understood this. He
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The Product I Wasn’t Allowed to Build
I didn’t start with a pitch deck. I started with a notebook. Six months of notes.Sketches.Measurements.Supplier calls.Market checks.Customer surveys.Prototype failures.One working model on my kitchen
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Data Centers and Water
Stop Boiling Small Towns: Data Center Cooling as a Public Policy Problem Data centers are marketed as “clean industry.” No smokestacks. No slag. No railcars
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A note to Johnstown, PA
I left Indianapolis for a lot of reasons. None of them matter. What matters is why I came to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. A few years ago,
A Systems Problem We Have to Adress. Before anything else, I want to separate two different conversations. One is about how law enforcement treats poor
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The Privacy Myth in the Age of Total Surveillance
We are told, constantly, that our data is “secure.” Encrypted.Protected.Safeguarded by policy, compliance, and best practices. This is a comforting story. It is also a
Speech, Debate, and the Cowardice of Secrecy The Speech and Debate Clause was not written to protect Congress from the public.It was written to protect
Or: What Extreme Wealth Does to a Person There is a certain kind of wealth that doesn’t simply avoid taxes. It replaces them. Not by
Beyond Posture: The Case for a Continental Republic Let’s set something aside before we go any further. The chest-thumping. The saber-rattling. The historically embarrassing habit
Every civilization walks a tightrope. Lean too far toward comfort, and you grow soft.Lean too far toward strength, and you forget what the strength was
Freedom as a Weapon: How We Were Taught to Turn on Ourselves There is a line often attributed to Nikita Khrushchev: “We will bury you.”“We
Modesty, Misplaced Anger, and the Strange Urge to Police the World An essay on how modesty becomes corrupted when it turns outward—how conviction becomes control,
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A Different Way to Think About Data Centers
A Local Ownership Model for Johnstown and Cambria County (This could work anywhere and should. Also site selection on the image was for convenience. No
The Johnstown Tribune Building Small-City Architecture, the Free Press, and the Quiet Work of Beauty There are buildings that shout, and buildings that hold. This
Let’s Start With What Everyone Agrees On Mark Cuban changed the healthcare conversation in the United States in a way very few people ever manage
Letter on Courts, Crafts, and the Cost of Being Heard I want to begin with a confession, because confessions clarify motive. I have not lived
An Apology to MAGA — and a Call for Help This is an apology. Not a sarcastic one. Not a performative one. A real one.
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The Keystone Network
High Speed Rail for Pennsylvania An Incremental, State-Scale High-Speed Rail Framework for the Commonwealth Some ideas feel too big until you shrink them down to
What Was Quietly Sold Off Before It Came Gen X grew up inside systems that worked. They weren’t glamorous.They weren’t innovative in the modern sense.
On history, responsibility, and the last off-ramp There are moments in history when delay becomes a choice—and that choice writes a party’s name into the
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The Quiet Collapse of Maintenance
My name is Philip Randolph Wright. Mr. Wright if we are doing business. Right now we have something we need to talk about. Not an
Disclaimer: This piece is political opinion. Capital‑O Opinion. It is a thought experiment about culture, power, and voter behavior—not an endorsement, not a campaign proposal,
I keep seeing it scroll past. “General strike.”“Shut it all down.”“Nothing changes until we stop working.” It shows up between pictures of kids’ lunches, half-finished
From my seat, the alleged reckless murder of Renee Nicole Good (her name is robert paulson) appears to have made your job infinitely more dangerous.
A Citizens’ Petition for Articles of Impeachment Statement of Purpose This action exists for one reason: to reaffirm the rule of law. The United States
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Why not treat AI as a utility?
What If Data Centers and LLMs Actually Served Everyone? There’s a strange irony in the way the future is unfolding. We’ve built the largest knowledge
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Bright Meadow Group: Observe, Design, Intervene
Making Complex Systems Work Most people learn to work harder, to grind through a problem. Hard work solves immediate problems, but it doesn’t always change
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The AI Water Panic Is Misplaced
The Real Problem—and the Regenerative Fix No One Is Talking About Every new data center proposal seems to arrive with the same headline: “AI is
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Scarcity Is a Lie. Now What?
“We already have the tools to take care of everyone; we just haven’t redesigned our systems—or our thinking—to match that reality.” That sentence is not
I woke up to a windstorm with a typical bout of insomnia to find the hearing had been released. That is not a metaphor. It
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Peut-être préféreriez-vous la guillotine?
History is remarkably consistent about one thing. When inequality grows too large—when wealth, power, and opportunity concentrate beyond the system’s ability to justify itself—societies do
There is no “Other” in a republican state. There is no idea more corrosive to the republican tradition—nor more hostile to the virtues it claims
And That Means Everyone Name’s Philip Randolph Wright. Mister Wright if we are doing buisiness. This country owes the working class. That’s not politics. That’s
The First four thought experiments in this chain. Before we go any further, here’s a brief recap of how this thought experiment started—and how we
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Open Source the Future: Why Food, Water, and Healthcare Knowledge Must Belong to Everyone
Open the Knowledge or Admit the System Is a Lie Capitalism, regulated trade, markets—fine.I’m not here to argue against exchange or incentive. Capitalism is very
My name’s Phil Wright. Mister Wright if we are doing business. I’ve been around a long time. Long enough to hear every trick word folks
There’s never a wrong day to watch the internet rediscover political theory, but this morning’s show leaned Marxist. A cluster of very confident posters were
“I Am an Edge Species.” People ask me what niche I fill.What role I play.What “space” Bright Meadow Group occupies in the consulting world. Here’s
The trouble with freedom these days is not that we have too little of it, but that we have forgotten what it is made of.
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What Happens When We Stop Starving Our Artists
A Long-Form Thought Experiment About AI, Creativity, and the Case for Universal Basic Income There’s a moment every artist knows, whether they say it out
Thanksgiving Edition- republican Virtue Thanksgiving mornings always have a particular kind of stillness to them—a pause in the national tempo, a collective breath the country
or is it finding my inner Pennamite I didn’t expect to move to Pennsylvania and find myself admiring its political architecture. I’ve lived in enough
“A Republic, if you can keep it.” — Benjamin FranklinIn theory, a republic is a well-tuned mechanism. The many are represented in the House, the
Words and photos by Robb Smith There’s a kind of luck in cloudy light.It softens edges, dulls the glare, and lets details speak for themselves.
A Tale of Two Letters Somewhere in the shuffle of bureaucracy and ceremony, two envelopes crossed paths.One carried a lapel pin and a pre-printed thank
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Innovation Isn’t Property
The Future Belongs to the Builders, Not the Gatekeepers On my workbench sits a rust-red vise, older than I am. It was forged in Ohio
Editors Note: I went a little off the beaten path with today’s thought experiment. I started with a real-world problem—the growing Dead Zone in the
Starving the trolls as a thought experiment. In our modern circus of political warfare, the central battleground isn’t reality—it’s speculation. The vast majority of what’s
Scenario: Hybrid Manufacturing-Service Economy with Universal Childcare and Single-Payer Healthcare 1. Fundamental Concept In this scenario, the U.S. transitions toward a manufacturing-focused or hybrid manufacturing-service
I just can’t leave the idea alone. The more I let it bore into my brain, the more it seems like a tenable solution to
The United States of North America—A Continental Thought Experiment Introduction Previous discussions explored scenarios of authoritarian expansion. This edition, however, considers an alternative path—a grassroots-driven
Us and them. We do it in every level of our life. Us and them. What makes up each category? In your home? Neighborhood? Job?
Reminder: this is a thought experiment. THINK! TRIGGER WARNING: This blog involves direct and honest discussion of race and the ideas espoused by various racial
In January, we explored the provocative question: “Did the USA just elect an Emperor?” As a thought experiment, it raised eyebrows, incited discussions, and led
The War on Social Security: A Thought Experiment on America’s Future America stands at a crossroads. There are those—immensely wealthy, politically connected, and utterly indifferent
American’s institutions are under attack! Across the United States, Americans are witnessing the devastating consequences of an unprecedented attack on the vital institutions and services
It seems every day someone brings up how divided America has become—how we’ve never been so at odds with one another. Now, anyone who has
An Open Letter to Democrats: To the Democratic Party, You have spent decades selling yourselves as the Big Tent Party, the party of inclusion, the
The Case for Single-Payer Healthcare: A Data-Driven Approach to a Smarter System The United States spends more on healthcare per capita than any other nation,
Today’s thought experiment is sure to rile some feathers. Know that while that is the intent (riling feathers is a great way for birds to
Thought Experiment: The Political Dichotomy of Federal Tax Contributions and Returns Preface: Not a Political Argument, but an Exploration The following thought experiment aims to
Applying Bill Mollison’s Teachings to OUR Struggle One of the greatest myths of modern civilization is the idea of self-sufficiency in isolation. The lone wolf,
A Thought Experiment: Divesting to Disempower the Oligarchy In the ongoing struggle against entrenched power, we face a crossroads: the path of violent revolution, which—though
Reimagining State Borders Around Population Centers to Fix Representation I. Introduction: A Call for a New Kind of State II. The Current Problem: Representation in
What if…. Professor Kaczynski? Algorithmic Control vs. Human Freedom in a World Where Both Exist In an age where technology dictates nearly every facet of
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Training Ai to benefit us.
The Next Big Step: How We Can Shape the Future of Intelligence Introduction For a long time, people have tried to understand their place in
A positive view on the responsibility of birthing AI Introduction Throughout history, humanity has sought to understand its place in the grand cycle of existence.
I want to open with the obvious. I am not advocating this one way or the other. This is a thought experiment that resulted from