Mike Steen
Mike Steen is the CTO of Anshadar, LLC, and ensures our online services run without a hitch. From web servers to mail systems, Mike is a webmaster, system architect, developer and entreprenuer who is always on top of new technologies and breaking opportunities. He is currently active as the founder of 1080 Solutions LLC, a software and internet consulting company. Among other things, Mike develops code in ColdFusion and PHP, and he manages several SQL relational database servers.
He is an accomplished gourmand, and shares a large part of his living space with kitchen gadgets and plant life. His passion for food has resulted in the creation of a myriad of spice, sauces, and marinades - which he sells from his company Broken Gringo. Dave is currently encouraging him to complete work on his cookbook, which features incredibly tasty meals made from simple, common ingredients that are almost always on hand.In his free time (when he can find it), he is a blogger who regularly shares information on a variety of topics. His blog entries include those about food on House of Yummm, marijuana on Cannaservatory, as well as rants on Caffeinated Tirades.
Most recently, Mike wrote a fantastic non-fiction book, entitled The Renewal Project
The Renewal Project is an ambitious effort to move American Politics beyond outrage, personality, and short-term reaction - and toward the harder work of governing well. Built around principles such as competence or loyalty, evidence over ideology, transparency over secrecy, and democratic process over executive fiat, the project offers a practical vision of government that serves the public broadly, protects democratic institutions, and produces measurable results.
At the center of the project is the The Renewal Project: A Plan for Democratic Governance, Michael's comprehensive blueprint for a future presidential administration. The book examines the policies, personnel, executive action, legislative priorities, institutional safeguards, and performance measures needed to begin governing effectively on January 20, 2029. Rather than offering another collection slogans, it lays out a detailed, staged plan for rebuilding public institutions, restoring accountability, and addressing the economic, social, environmental, and democratic challenges facing the country.
The Renewal Project Substack brings that larger plan into the public conversation through accessible articles on government reform, economic security, healthcare, workers' rights, education, climate, civil liberties, foreign policy, and the defense of democracy. It is written for progressives, centrists, independents, disaffected conservatives, and anyone who believes the country needs more than opposition - it needs a credible plan for what comes next.
