Wishing you a very peaceful, and comfortable birthday, President Jimmy Carter. #PresidentCarter #JimmyCarter100

From 2018: “The 39th president of the United States lives modestly, a sharp contrast to his successors, who have left the White House to embrace power of another kind: wealth.”

The Wonder Years: I Was an Early Fundraiser for Kamala Harris. Barack Obama Changed My Life. I’ve Helped Launch and Lead Liberal-leaning Institutions. Why Do I Find Myself Politically Adrift? thestartingpoint.substack.com/p/the-wonder-y…

Rishi Jaitly Cornel West What a deep and powerful reflection, Rishi. Please let me know when you are visiting your alna mater.

Last week, I shared an essay in which I wondered, "Is there still room to fearlessly wonder inside today's Democratic Party?" Today, I wonder, with respect, will some of its movement's most influential minds have the courage to ask questions, before questioning the askers?

November 22, 1963: The day America and the world wept #JFK #JFKassassination

I appreciate this, Vivek. Born in New York, I primarily grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, in a wholly Caucasian environment as the son of Indian-immigrant physicians. I attended Princeton, served as a Trustee there, and have had leadership roles at Google, Twitter and OpenAI,

Wishing everyone a Safe and Healthy New Year! May 3025 be filled with Peace and Divine Blessings! #NewYear #Safe #Healthy #Peace #Blessings #Divine #God

Rest in peace, President Jimmy Carter—a true exemplar of kindness and humanity among all American Presidents and global leaders. What an extraordinary man and an enduring legacy! Thank you for your lifelong service to the American people and to the world. #PresidentCarter #RIP

A poem for New Year’s Eve, courtesy Jeff Wetzler, who asks: “Has this year changed you?” “Questions Before Dark” by Jeanne Lohmann Day ends, and before sleep when the sky dies down, consider your altered state: has this day changed you? Are the corners sharper or rounded

Windows, Before Mirrors: What if Extrospection, not Introspection, is the Political Superpower of the Future? My Latest in Starting Points. startingpoints.us/p/windows-befo…

Thinking of, praying for and grieving Robert F. Kennedy’s words and wisdom from April 4, 1968 😔 “In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in…. We can move in

Devastating News…Rest In Eternal Heavenly Peace, Tatiana. 😢🙏😢 #TatianaSchlossberg

This new year, America’s 250th, a beautiful excerpt courtesy Danielle Allen from a 1758 Boston almanack essay: “O! Ye unborn Inhabitants of America! Should this Page escape its destin’d Conflagration at the Year’s End, and these Alphabetical Letters remain legible, —when your Eyes

Rest In Eternal Heavenly Peace… Jesse Jackson. Thank You for your service to Humanity.