Every so often, tragedy forces an uncomfortable question: When words serve not to inform, but to inflame, do the purveyors of that rhetoric bear Continue Reading
Media
Epstein, Trump, and the Manufacture of Silence
Remember the good old days when you could turn on the legacy media (CBS, NBC, ABC) or mainstream media (CNN, MSNBC) and watch the news without ever Continue Reading
Where Pain Meets Wonder
I feel like I’ve been thrown off a building. My knees and back ache. My skin is full of cuts and scratches from briars. And I couldn’t be happier. Continue Reading
Living in a World of Facades
In the song "1000 Years" by The Gaslight Anthem, Brian Fallon sings “I heard about a woman once, who did everything ever asked of her. She Continue Reading
The Digital Jihad
Analyzing the Social Media Presence of Hezbollah Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based militant group and political party, has emerged as a significant player Continue Reading
When Telling the Truth Becomes Treason
“If you say that everything your opponent does is evil—even when it helps you or others—maybe you’re the problem.” In current American politics, Continue Reading
“I Do Not Know”
Let us imagine for a moment that we find ourselves in an unfamiliar house. The lights are off. We are given only the glow of our cell phone screens to Continue Reading
How to Ruin a Fairy Tale Without Even Trying
I'm not a bit provoked with Rachel Zegler. It wasn't her decision to woke up one of Disney's most beloved movies and try to peddle it as a straight up Continue Reading
Red Dirt and Resilience: A Soldier’s Fight Beyond the Battlefield
by Derick Bosley On March 9th, 2024, at 0615, I lay flat on my back, staring up at the bluest sky I had ever seen. The world around me was dead Continue Reading
Exponential Apathy
You could say it’s been an eventful season for our political circus. Emotions have been stirred on all sides for one reason or another. Yet, I feel Continue Reading
Creative Valley
I have become weary of the social media rat race. For almost two decades, I have been feeding the click machine with, at times, my very best creative Continue Reading
Weaponizing Wellness: What They Never Taught Us About Recovery
by Rob Sweetman, Former Navy SEAL, Sleep Scientist, and Veteran Advocate We trained to be machines—deadly, focused, relentless. We were told to Continue Reading