The Friday Focus #6: How to Vote, Leaving Legacies, and Ralph Nader's Pens

Hey friends,

Happy Friday!

Earlier this week I told you about why I, as a Republican, think that voting for Kamala Harris is the only conservative choice. You can read about why here. You can disagree with me (and feel free to do so in the comments!) but what’s truly important is that you vote. And vote for the candidate, not the party.

Head to vote.org to make sure you have everything you need to vote on Tuesday, and go vote!

Here’s everything else I wanted to share this week:

Legacy (6 minutes): What legacy will you leave behind when you die? How do you define legacy? We often conflate legacy with the idea of people remembering and repeating our names for generations, but what if it meant something else entirely? Does Norman Borlaug or Lucille Ball have a more lasting legacy? Perhaps it’s less about people remembering your name and more about the ideas you leave behind.

Why do Ralph Nader’s pens keep drying out? (18 minutes): I don’t think I’ve ever had an article surprise me as much as this one. Green Party legend and hero/villain of the 2000 election Ralph Nader reached noticed that his favorite pen brand has been drying out faster than they used to. So he reached out to the New York times. What followed was a comically obsessive investigation that ends up actually explaining a lot about our world and how we interact with it.

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