Z.27: The Green Beret Proposals

This post is a roll-up repost of the notes I shared as part of my campaign to get SW to take on the challenge of charting the future of the Green…

Jun 15 • Erik Davis

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May 2026

Z.26: The Ship of Theseus

I was supposed to draft a piece this week about Jennifer Pahlka’s brilliant Substack post on ‘A Three Horizons Framework for Government Reform’.

May 31 • Erik Davis

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Z.25: The Economics of Cheap Sense and Strike

Collectively, we wasted the first two years of the Ukraine War doing nothing.

May 3 • Erik Davis

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April 2026

Z.24: Confessions of a Firefighting Arsonist

My name is Erik and I’m a firefighting arsonist.

Apr 29 • Erik Davis

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Z.23: Always Ready

If I asked you when you were the fittest in your life, what would your answer be?

Apr 13 • Erik Davis

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March 2026

Z.22: When the Dashboard Beats Back

I wrote about some of the key characteristics of bad dashboards last fall.

Mar 7 • Erik Davis

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December 2025

Z.21: How to Make a Habit

It’s hard to pin down the origin of New Year’s Resolutions.

Dec 31, 2025 • Erik Davis

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Z.20: On The Map

I’ve always had a weak spot for a good map.

Dec 22, 2025 • Erik Davis

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October 2025

Z.19: Beating your head on the dash

‘If you say “dashboard” one more fucking time, I’m gonna kick you out of the building,’ I threatened.

Oct 19, 2025 • Erik Davis

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September 2025

Z.18: 'So you need something?'

I graduated from the Q-course in the spring of 2008, and after a brief road-trip across America, signed into 1st Special Forces Group at Fort Lewis.

Sep 16, 2025 • Erik Davis

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August 2025

Z.17: Hacking the Algo

It’s not hard to find articles decrying Social Media (SM) algorithms for controlling our world these days.

Aug 3, 2025 • Erik Davis

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July 2025

Z.16: Progressive Insurance

I like the insurance industry.

Jul 6, 2025 • Erik Davis

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