I'm a writer. Media maker, culture blogger & podcaster, book critic, former federal bureaucrat, liberal arts loyalist. Co-founder of Hack Baltimore. Co-founder of Create Baltimore. Proprietor of The New Modern.

Until recently, I worked at gb.tc connecting people doing innovative and creative things in Baltimore. Previously, I analyzed Baltimore's news journalism ecosystem with the NewsTrust project. I spent seven years in Washington as an appointee at the National Endowment for the Humanities. In addition to some years of freelance writing and book research, I helped craft and promote innovative public policy solutions for cities at the Manhattan Institute in New York.