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Democracy’s Critical Moment: From Warning Signs to Wise Preparation

In the lead-up to the 2024 election, using my training in scenario planning, I worked with AI to develop four possible futures for Trump…

5d ago

Democracy’s Critical Moment: From Warning Signs to Wise Preparation

5d ago

Reclaiming Your Wild and Precious Attention

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Dec 8

Reclaiming Your Wild and Precious Attention

Dec 8

The Manosphere’s Dark Mirror: From Ego to Shadow

“Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.” - African Proverb

Nov 9

The Manosphere’s Dark Mirror: From Ego to Shadow

Nov 9

Reality’s Bouncers: How Our Minds Built Two Different Americas

On election day, during a break between pickleball games, I found myself in a mildly uncomfortable discussion about politics — local and…

Nov 7

Reality’s Bouncers: How Our Minds Built Two Different Americas

Nov 7

Here and Now: A Secular Understanding of Grace

“In the more intimate and interior way of looking at our own existence and experience, we find that we know nothing at all except what is…

Nov 3

Here and Now: A Secular Understanding of Grace

Nov 3

American Democracy at the Crossroads: Four Possible Futures

Early in my career, while working for Andersen Consulting, I trained in scenario planning at the legendary Global Business Network (GBN) in…

Nov 1

American Democracy at the Crossroads: Four Possible Futures

Nov 1

The Only Question That Matters: Are They Fundamentally Kind?

The most important quality we can look for in others is what I call fundamental kindness — a natural drive to help rather than harm, to…

Oct 29

The Only Question That Matters: Are They Fundamentally Kind?

Oct 29

A Conversation with Claude, the AI Assistant: On Literature, Technology, and Connection

What follows is an actual transcript of a conversation between a human reader, Scott Hess, and an AI assistant, Claude, discussing Andrew…

Oct 26

A Conversation with Claude, the AI Assistant: On Literature, Technology, and Connection

Oct 26

Why Do People Rally Around Identity?

Growing up, I remember feeling a peculiar kind of envy. I watched my Italian and Irish friends, my Armenian girlfriend and her family, the…

Oct 25

Why Do People Rally Around Identity?

Oct 25

Infinite Particles: Finding Salvation One Word at a Time

Recently, I spoke with my former college roommate, now a recovered brand manager. Friends for nearly 40 years, we found ourselves lamenting…

Oct 17

Infinite Particles: Finding Salvation One Word at a Time

Oct 17

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Expert on youth/Millennials. Poet. Dad. Husband. Dog rescuer. LinkedIn: http://t.co/ju2AsHdbqk TED talk: http://t.co/3kRwFlTlsD

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