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Wage peace
In the face of tyranny, we don’t retreat—we wage peace.
Apr 4, 2025
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James Baldwin and the Reckoning America Avoids
Real change begins with an unflinching reckoning—both with our history and with ourselves.
Mar 12, 2025
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Americans Want Leadership—Not Trump's Partisan Theater
History won’t remember the petty theatrics of Trump's speech or the weak protests in response—but it will judge whether we met this dark moment with…
Mar 5, 2025
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The Schwarzenegger Endorsement
Oct 30, 2024
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We're not going back
Nov 5, 2024
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A Tale of Two Ellipses: Harris Inspires While Trump Incites
Oct 30, 2024
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Biden’s pardon undermines the integrity he promised to restore
Dec 2, 2024
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Trump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Marks the Final Descent of His Campaign
Oct 28, 2024
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Trump’s Total Betrayal of Ukraine and American Values
Mar 1, 2025
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Karl Barth Asks "Who Are We Becoming?"
Karl Barth challenges us to ask not just what we should do, but what truth requires of us—and whether we have the courage to bear witness to it, even…
Mar 3, 2025
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Trump’s Total Betrayal of Ukraine and American Values
A detailed breakdown of Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Zelenskyy and why it was a dangerous betrayal of Ukraine and America's best interests.
Mar 1, 2025
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An Archipelago of Hope
Hope is not passive—it’s a choice, and we’re making it together.
Feb 22, 2025
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Overcoming Fear: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Fear does not just lead to bad decisions—it hollows out the soul of a nation.
Feb 19, 2025
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Charlie Kirk: The Hollow Leader of the Young Right
We cannot afford to lose an entire generation of young men to MAGA authoritarianism.
Feb 18, 2025
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Moral Clarity in a Time of Peril: Reinhold Niebuhr
We must see the truth of our time clearly—but realism must not become resignation.
Feb 12, 2025
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A civic prayer and promise
The peril before us is real, and the duty to confront it is absolute.
Feb 7, 2025
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Fight Smart: J6 Pardons & A Wake-Up Call for Moderates
Trump’s January 6th pardons, their dangerous implications for democracy, and why moderates must refocus and fight smarter in the face of exhaustion and…
Jan 22, 2025
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The Myth of the Third Party: Why Mavericks Reject the Fantasy
Real change comes from working within the system we have—not the system we wish we had. A warning against chasing the false hope of a third party.
Jan 11, 2025
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