CVX Dispatches: Looking Outward in a Complex World
“CVX” stands for Convex—a lens that curves outward to capture a wider view. It is also a nod to Civics—the lost art of living together in a republic.
CVX Dispatches is where systems thinking meets moral clarity.
About Me
I’m Jon Lidz—former cavalryman, failed restaurateur, and veteran of the tech industry. Now in my third act.
I’ve spent my career moving between worlds that rarely talk to each other: the military, business, hospitality, and technology. That range helps me link the seemingly unrelated, spotting patterns and connecting the dots. The same systemic failures show up everywhere—different domains, same broken loops.
I write about those patterns: how institutions capture resources without delivering results; why bipartisan consensus so often leads to catastrophic failure; what happens when the people profiting from problems are the same people tasked with solving them.
What you’ll get:
• Weekly dispatches that connect dots across systems most people view in isolation
• Analysis grounded in history and systems thinking—not partisan talking points
• Perspective shaped by experience across very different arenas
I write for people who want a wider view—who suspect the problems we can’t solve might be connected in ways no one’s talking about.
If you like this, share it with a friend. If you hate it, share it with two. Let’s build a place where we can wrestle with big ideas with civility and depth.
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