A new Gallup survey finds that 41% of U.S. K-12 parents fear for their child’s physical safety at school—the fourth straight year anxiety has hovered Continue Reading
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Top Guns: The Next Generation — Inside the Navy’s Fight to Forge Elite Aviators
On September 16th, National Geographic will launch Top Guns: The Next Generation, a six-part docuseries offering an unprecedented look inside the U.S. Continue Reading
When Outrage Becomes Violence
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
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