Imagine you are sitting at your kitchen table late at night, trying to make sense of something you just saw on social media. A post is claiming that the last election was stolen, or that your vote will not count, or that a candidate did something terrible. It sounds wrong to you, but maybe the algorithm knows something you don’t. You open your phone and type a quick question into a chatbot—the same one you use to write emails, plan trips, or explain difficult concepts. The answer comes back quickly, politely, and with the kind of calm authority that makes…

As I sit down to write this week’s column, I find myself pausing to reflect on the sheer scale of preparation that goes into an event that, for most attendees, will feel like it passes in the blink of an eye. I’m talking, of course, about our annual National Conference, which is now just two weeks away. While the event itself is a whirlwind of activity, networking, and learning, the journey to get there has been a marathon spanning more than a year of meticulous planning, coordination, and sheer hard work. It is genuinely humbling to witness the dedication of…