open.substack.com/pub/juanapri... Leadership, patriotism, and love. Beautifully written.

Deference to Data Empowers When we understand a problem, the solution comes out of it.

So strong is the impulse to fight when we have been wronged and are angry. Maybe if we can make peace within ourselves we'll be able to reach across the street and make peace with our neighbors who are likewise wronged by the same system. Then if we must fight we can fight that injustice together.

Waiting for someone else to fix it is miserable. Working with others to fix it is exhilarating.