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“No, we do not need a ‘good’ DOGE,” ideas for democratic principles for renewal, The UnPopulist, July 9, 2026.
On designing a course on geopolitics and leadership at the Elliott School for International Affairs, May, 2026.
Re-thinking challenges to global food security at Global Food Institute’s annual Food and Agriculture Policy Summit, October, 2025.
“Why ‘defending democracy’ isn’t enough,” Democracy Without Exception Substack, September 10, 2025.
Video of “Why ‘defending democracy’ isn’t enough,” talk at Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute for Global Affairs, September 4, 2025.
Reflections on speaking about American politics to international audiences, Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance in Hamburg, September, 2025.
Leading a group of Wisconsin community leaders on Capitol Hill for USGLC’s Global Impact Forum, June 9, 2025.
Learning from those on the frontlines of digital resilience, at Special Competitive Studies Project AI + Expo, June 2, 2025.
Making the connection between democracy and national security, at the Atlantic Council’s Global Prosperity Forum, March 19, 2025.
“What Democracy Brings,” guest post on Timothy Snyder’s “Thinking About” Substack, March 5, 2025.
“Is democracy surviving the ‘year of elections’?” article in Journal of Democracy, June 2024.

