The Moon or The Swamp: Hubris, Empathy and Who We Want to Be
On Wednesday April 1, four astronauts left Earth for the moon for the first time in over 53 years. That same night, President Trump addressed the nation about a war now killing schoolchildren and upsetting the global economy.
Same night. Same planet. Same species.
This Easter Sunday edition of Reading Between the Lines is one of the most ambitious things I've written in this newsletter. It connects the Artemis II moon launch, the war in Iran, the Epstein files, Easter and Passover, the three faces of hubris, and the question of whether we're building AI without emotional intelligence — all around one central question.
Who do we want to be?
I choose the moon. Who's with me?