Welcome
Welcome to the home of Dr. Lauren Tucker — writer, speaker, strategist, and founder of Do What Matters and Let the Cat Out the Bag.
I write to reclaim common sense from cynics and reframe democracy for the people who still believe in it. My work cuts through political noise, corporate spin, and media theater to focus on what really drives outcomes — what I call “beds, bucks, and buses”: how we live, how we work, and how we move through the world.
On Medium, you’ll find my opinion series:
- Follow the Money — Investigating the grifters, billionaires, and policy puppeteers shaping our lives.
- Paycheck-to-Paycheck — Economic truth-telling for the 99%.
- DEI Derangement Syndrome — Sharp commentary on the war against inclusion and why it’s bad business.
- Reframing Democracy — Essays on civic courage and the messy work of progress.
On Substack, I unleash my feline co-host in Let the Cat Out the Bag, where Doc (that’s me) and Campbell the Cat dissect democracy with claws out and tongues in cheek.
