This project began in late 2019 after a conversation I had with my son on the way to school. He came up with the idea to ask global leaders about what inspired them about their communities. He received wonderful responses before the project paused during the pandemic. Now it is 2025, and he is a bit older and more aware of the world’s complexities—climate change, conflict, division—he still believes we can make things better. In this spirit, he asked me if we could restart the project. I said, of course. The letter sending begins anew.
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To the leaders of countries and nations, territories and possessions all around the globe, he’s sending letters: from the United States to the Cherokee Nation, the Islamic Nation of Afghanistan to Herm, Mount Athos to the Cook Islands, and Burundi to Yap. Letters are also destined for the United Nations and other transnational organizations. All voices are critical: even those from microstates like Freetown Christiana. In these letters, my son asks three questions; this site documents the responses to a young man and his thoughts on each.