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    I'm the Executive Director of the American Governance Institute. I write the First Branch Forecast newsletter at https://firstbranchforecast.substack.com/.

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    Soren Dayton, Director of Governance at the Foundation for American Innovation, writes about politics, institutions, and meaning-making in a transforming world.

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