I hope. — I want to write more in 2018. Not because I am good at it. I am not. I am mediocre+ (dibs on Mediocre+ for my new Ska band name). But I wrote very little in 2017 and a void was felt. Also, I want to get better at writing and…

Either way, he doesn’t care — Judging from yesterday’s exchange during his unconventional (?) press conference, Donald Trump doesn’t know what the Congressional Black Caucus is. And apparently, Donald Trump sycophant Jeffery Lord, thinks the CBC is a problem akin to KKK leader David Duke launching a Congressional White Caucus, Lord stated: I used to think…

Words matter. They’re critical tools for debate, inspiration, and understanding. We take them seriously at Medium. We know you take them seriously, too — 200 million words were published in January, Medium’s biggest month in history. Driving that growth are people well-known and unknown, sharing their insight into what’s happening…

The last few weeks — give or take — 1. Senator Cory Booker shares his norm-breaking testimony against the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions for Attorney General. Senator Amy Klobuchar also expresses her opposition to Sessions. The Transition Team for President-elect Trump paints a different picture of Senator Sessions’ background and qualifications. 2. Pete Souza revisits his favorite photographs…

Today the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a declassified report from the US intelligence community on Russian involvement in the recent US election. Below is an excerpt of “key judgments” along with the full report: Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections 6 January 2017 Key Judgments Russian efforts to influence the 2016 US presidential…

The last two weeks in politics — 1.Rep. Tulsi Gabbard shares the details of her unexpected meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. 2.After Fidel Castro’s passing, Senator Jeff Flake calls for a continued policy of engagement — not isolation — that will accelerate change in Cuba. 3. Rep. Keith Ellison makes his case for what he would do…