Let's Do What Matters

07/22/2026

The loudest opponents of DEI say they're defending meritocracy.

Then they fire a four-star general who met every legal qualification and replace him with someone who needed a presidential waiver to qualify.

That's not merit.

That's moving the goalposts.

My latest article argues that if your claim to supremacy depends on changing the rules whenever Black and Brown people win, you never believed in meritocracy in the first place.

If You're a White Supremacist, at Least Be Supreme.
https://medium.com//dei-derangement-syndrome-if-youre-a-white-supremacist-at-least-be-supreme-974b3e19d2d9?sharedUserId=dowhatmatters

07/21/2026

https://dowhatmatters.medium.com/the-most-honest-thing-republicans-have-said-about-the-midterms-af14974c59d6

Republican strategists believe the path to victory is making voters hate Democrats more than Republicans. It’s a risky strategy — and one…

07/19/2026

The SAVE Act won't save U.S.

The debate isn’t just about election security. It’s about whether millions of lawful American citizens will face new barriers to the ballot…

07/13/2026

https://medium.com//reframing-democracy-americas-greatest-innovation-wasn-t-freedom-it-was-distrusting-power-1e970b51119f?sharedUserId=dowhatmatters

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, one lesson feels urgent again: corruption doesn’t come from ideology alone. It grows…

07/13/2026

https://medium.com//the-day-the-american-brand-died-82c241c4e501?sharedUserId=dowhatmatters

America’s reputation was already on life support. Donald Trump went to NATO and pulled the plug.

07/13/2026

https://medium.com//whos-really-trying-to-score-points-here-f83bb6b0c43b?sharedUserId=dowhatmatters

Has football become a battleground over who gets to count as a real citizen?

04/20/2026

Hungarian voters showed American voters how it’s done. Americans who have lost faith in the power of voting can take heart that their vote still has power.

Hungarian voters showed what’s possible — now Americans, the world’s most influential electorate, need to follow their lead.

03/22/2026

U.S. media still frames Israel through outdated assumptions as public opinion shifts—creating a growing trust gap Americans can see.

The American public is starting to ask different questions about Israel — and much of the U.S. media is still answering the old ones.

03/17/2026

Washington keeps selling regime change like it’s a repair manual: remove the bad leader, install democracy, move on. History says otherwise.

Washington keeps selling regime change like it’s a repair manual: remove the bad leader, install democracy, move on. History says…

01/30/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DpAPRxiUf/

Immigration enforcement didn’t fail. It succeeded — financially.