What I’m doing on the 25th anniversary of 9/11

Fifty organizations, nearly three thousand open jobs, and one room in Austin next Friday

Sep 3 • Joseph Kopser

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August 2026

A guy named Drago, three thousand feet up a mountain, with a TripAdvisor account

What the irrepressible urge to improve your own life still looks like

Aug 17 • Joseph Kopser

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July 2026

Ninety-Nine Days and a Jukebox

It's hard to demonize people you’ve actually gotten to know.

Jul 28 • Joseph Kopser

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I just paid over $100 to fill my tank

A shooting war in the Strait of Hormuz, Austin's defense boom, and the strategy we're missing.

Jul 22 • Joseph Kopser

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The Cease Fire Didn’t Hold: Go Figure

National Security is not New York Real Estate

Jul 13 • Joseph Kopser

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If you're a jerk, the age of AI will not be good for you

With perfect information your reputation will proceed you (and your future employer)

Jul 10 • Joseph Kopser

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Decorating my bike Red, White and Blue in 1976

It's our job to inspire the next generation of American leadership

Jul 3 • Joseph Kopser

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June 2026

Homeownership Was Never the Whole Point

Why the most bipartisan bill in years isn’t really about owning a home at all

Jun 28 • Joseph Kopser

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Iran Ceasefire: Why Energy Security Is Still National Security

Don’t watch the missiles. Watch the oil.

Jun 23 • Joseph Kopser

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Four thousand weeks, two months on the road, and one wide-open midterm

There is more to life than the 24 hour news cycle

Jun 3 • Joseph Kopser

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May 2026

AI Data Centers Are the New Fracking. We Should Talk About That.

It's not a simple "Yes or No to AI Data Centers"

May 22 • Joseph Kopser

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Elon should have read Gates' book

What Robert Gates got right — and what Washington still refuses to learn

May 13 • Joseph Kopser

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