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‘Participatory Defense’

By Jeff Proctor December 6, 2024

I remember being struck in July by one of the signs delegates and other attendees of the Republican National Convention gleefully waved ceilingward inside Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum as speakers frothed…

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Riding the sovereignty train, or how Ozzy Osbourne shaped my metaphorical views on being sovereign

By Shaun Griswold November 29, 2024

Tribal sovereignty will continue to ride alongside the U.S. in a train headed toward a familiar and uncomfortable tunnel. What comes when the light returns is unknown.  What we don’t…

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‘We’re All in This Together’

By Jeff Proctor November 22, 2024

Tumbling down the rabbit hole of news spraying out from President-elect Donald Trump’s transition is an easy temptation: Gaetz out, Bondi in; Mike Huckabee to solve Middle East peace; Dr.…

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‘Computer Says No’ 

By Lou DiVizio November 15, 2024

We’ve been looking for ways to address the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence over the last several months at New Mexico in Focus. This week we’re happy to share a…

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Making Sense of the 2024 Election

By Jeff Proctor November 8, 2024

There exists a near-endless list of places you could go and read an overwritten think-piece on how this year’s presidential election turned out as it did. This newsletter is not…