Iran
Iran's Sequencing Trap: Why the 60-Day Nuclear Clock Is a Fraud
Iran wants the money, the ceasefire, and the naval blockade lifted before nuclear talks begin. That's not a peace deal. That's a head start.
Maury Blackman
SpaceX
Let the People In
A viral video accuses Elon Musk of rigging the stock market because index providers changed their rules to let SpaceX in faster. I want to make the opposite case. These changes are the most democratizing thing to happen to retail investors in a generation.
Iran
The MOU Leak Is Iran's Opening Move, Not a Peace Signal
Iran published the MOU terms before the deal was signed. That's not transparency. That's a trap.
AI
CEO's and Sales Leaders: AI Notetakers Are Your Most Valuable Sales Asset
The same AI notetaker that creates risk in your boardroom creates extraordinary value on your sales floor. The difference is context — and the value is concentrating in exactly the place everyone is ignoring.
AI
CEO's and Sales Leaders: AI Notetakers Are Your Most Valuable Sales Asset
The same AI notetaker that creates risk in your boardroom creates extraordinary value on your sales floor. The difference is context — and the value is concentrating in exactly the place everyone is ignoring.
Iran
Khamenei's Directive Is the Deal-Killer — And Everyone Knows It
Iran's Supreme Leader has personally blocked uranium transfer abroad, killing the central US demand in Iran nuclear deal negotiations. The ceasefire is on life support — and the diplomatic theater surrounding it is a performance, not a negotiation.
Iran
The 14-Point Trap: Iran Is Negotiating to Keep Everything It Has
A framework for peace that leaves the nuclear program running and the Strait of Hormuz under IRGC supervision is not a framework for peace. It is a framework for the next war.
Iran
Trump's "No Hurry" Problem: Why Patience Is the One Thing Iran Is Counting On
The most dangerous thing Trump said this week wasn't a threat. It was two words: 'no hurry.' Every day the ceasefire holds without a deal is a day Iran rebuilds, enriches, and watches American political will erode.
Iran
When Cheap Beats Mighty: What Athens and Rome Teach Us About the Iran Problem
A two thousand dollar drone is destroying tanks worth several million. Iran is running the same asymmetric playbook that neutralized Athens at Syracuse. History tells us clearly what the consequences of each choice will be.
Iran
The Hormuz Gambit: Iran Is Winning the Economic War Even If It Loses the Military One
The US-Israeli campaign degraded Iran's nuclear program. It did not break Iran's leverage. Iran is now institutionalizing control of the Strait of Hormuz — and winning the economic war.
Politics
The Map Is Not the Country: Why Mid-Decade Redistricting Is Breaking Representative Democracy
National parties are redrawing maps mid-decade to manufacture outcomes, not to represent communities. A representative should be your neighbor. The map should look like the country.
Politics
Los Angeles Got the Mayor It Voted For. Now It Has to Choose Again.
Three and a half years ago, Los Angeles voters made a category error. They elected a congresswoman to run one of the most operationally complex organizations on the planet. The results speak for themselves. The City of Los Angeles operates a roughly $14.85 billion annual budget, employs nearly 34,