Executive Dysfunction
Those with resources outsource executive function.
Those without are told to “manage better.”
Why DOGE Missed the Most Obvious Opportunity in Government
With genuine expertise in database management and UX design, DOGE could have approached tax filing the way a serious product team approaches a broken user experience: map the pain points, reduce unnecessary steps, build in real-time guidance, and design for the people who struggle most with the current system — not the ones with accountants and lawyers.
What Redesign Looks Like; Without Utopian Hand-Waving
The question isn’t whether redesign is possible.
It’s whether we are willing to stop protecting systems that benefit a few at the expense of everyone else — including the future.
We don’t need perfect answers.
We need leaders willing to redesign instead of retreat.
Attention Is Not a Personal Failure: ADHD and the Pathologizing of a Broken System
When attention failure is treated as a personal flaw, two things are quietly stolen; time, and dignity.
Candidate Statement
I’m running for Governor of Oregon because something is deeply broken in how we do politics — and most people can feel it, even if they don’t have words for it.
Why I’m Running Against Tina Kotek
Productivity Is a Story We Tell to Keep the Pyramid Standing
If we measured productivity from a human baseline starting with:
bodily limits
caregiving requirements
time to recover
the need for meaning and safety,
many of our “efficient” systems would look wildly irrational.
Cannabis as a Case Study: How Political Inertia Destroys Functional Markets
Cannabis was a chance to build something durable, humane, and locally rooted.
Instead, it became a case study in how slow politics quietly destroys functional systems — and then acts surprised when people stop believing.
Traffic Is Political
We can keep adding lanes.
We can keep buying better cars.
We can keep blaming bad drivers.
Or we can admit the truth: You cannot solve collective problems with private bubbles.