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I remember the joyful smile of a young boy I met at a transitional shelter for families—bright-eyed, full of curiosity, and bursting with love for basketball and photography. We bonded over those things. I helped his mother buy some groceries since she was laid off recently and did not receive her EBT card in time. […]

Changing one’s mind is often framed as indecision. But as Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent reversal on childhood measles vaccines shows, it can also be an act of leadership. Faced with rising measles outbreaks and deaths, RFK Jr. urged the public to get vaccinated—marking a sharp turn from earlier views. […]

While serving the United States Army, and deployed to foreign hot zones, much of my focus was on promoting the “rule of law.” This concept is that nations that prioritize a law-based society, as opposed to government under strongman control, are more likely to avoid internal strife and violence. In many ways, the “Rule of […]

Greenland has recently been in the news a lot as a result of talks about the US potentially acquiring the small island nation of just under 57,000 residents. Lost amidst this politically charged discussion is a disturbing, silent reality: Greenland is already being slowly destroyed from within by the phenomenon of “brain drain.” Coined by the Royal […]

The system that survivors of domestic violence must navigate is like a bizarre, rigged board game, cluttered with insurmountable obstacles.  Much like Squid Game…or Choose Your Own Adventure.  This is not a game.  But it does have potentially deadly consequences. There are so many choices –  often, with unforeseen consequences. Some survivors want the perpetrator […]

Forgiveness has become a kind of civic reflex, too often seen as a moral virtue, a necessary closure that allows societies and individuals to move forward. But what if forgiveness is a mechanism of erasure? What if, in rushing to forgive, we diminish the gravity of past atrocities and silence the lingering echoes of their […]

In American history, there have been many examples of one president leaving a parting gift for his incoming successor. Typically, these take the form of handwritten notes often not privy to the public, but other times a president will take a more… creative approach. For example, President Bill Clinton’s White House famously pranked their successors […]

Growing up, I used to watch as my parents’ friends gathered in the living room and played the occasional poker round. I observed the different cards flipped on the table by a dealer, the players’ laser-focus on the game. Every once in a while, a victor would emerge, stand up, and protrude an energetic-sounding shout. […]

“The ‘Panic Industry’ Is Booming” —  news of escape routes, a place for weapons and an existence that sounds like it’s straight out of a doomsday movie is a theme we are seeing far too often in today’s media. International news seems out of our hands, yet all we know for sure is things cost […]

Government Cannot Continue Funding NGOs that Perform the Actions that Government Cannot   It’s a tough time to for any federal employee whose job duties are not in the public interest. As difficult as it may be for some to accept, DOGE is rooting out wasteful spending in all sectors of government. If government employees […]