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Late last month, I was honored to speak during Brandeis University’s Convocation ceremony for the Class of 2011 (coverage here). My duty in the ceremony was to present the incoming class their class banner — the first time an alumnus was selected for the job — and say a few words about what a class [...]

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This letter, sent to the New York Times in June of 2004, is a part of the “Public Record” collection on innonate.com.
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After reading David Halbfinger’s Tuesday, June 1st piece “In 5 Words by Langston Hughes, Kerry Aides Hear a Likely Campaign Slogan,” I began to think about my earliest attention to politics. It was January [...]

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This post is a part of the “Public Record” series of articles and writings found at innonate.com. To learn more about this series, click here.
As submitted to the Cincinnati Enquirer, October 2005
At a lunch table somewhere, a man starts choking. His colleagues take notice, but instead of acting, they merely talk about the problem, and [...]

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Dear Readers,
As you know, innonate.com is a place where I have a chance to publish both spontaneous and planned bits of information, analysis, advice and stories; and for you it’s an easy place to read what’s on my mind. But now, I want to introduce a type of material you’ll find on this site: Nate [...]

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