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Essays on technology, faith, and American industry.

Reflection

The Backpack

January 10, 2025

On the first day they issued the backpack before they issued a name. A reflection on corporate identity and the weight of belonging.

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Reflection

Long December

January 5, 2025

Twenty years. Chapel Hill to Santa Monica. Dogs bark. Beach salt. Birds argue. A cardinal, red punctuation.

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Reflection

Corrective Posture

December 12, 2025

Action flowing from contemplation. Obedience embraced publicly. Beauty and slowness. Silence built into systems. Failure accepted when fidelity demands it.

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Reflection

La Mistica: Everything is Grace

December 8, 2025

Rome reminded me that life itself is mystical. Not only in the great basilicas or marble corridors, but in the hidden corners: a side chapel before dawn, a security guard after 9am Mass, a quiet altar of St. Joseph where silence feels like strength.

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Building

Building in Public: Mapping America's Makers

October 29, 2025

This week we launched the Trade Schools Map, a live, searchable directory of 1,031 schools across all 50 states teaching the trades that keep America running: welding, diesel, HVAC, machining, and more.

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