Category: Wisdom

  • Donald Trump wants to rewrite history by silencing museums that teach the truth about slavery. That is not leadership, it is dictatorship. When Trump rails against the Smithsonian and other museums as “woke” for teaching how brutal slavery was, he is not just throwing around a campaign insult. He is signaling that he wants to…

    Donald Trump Wants to Rewrite History by Silencing Smithsonian
  • Recently, billionaire investor Charlie Munger died at the age of 99. Known for his decades-long partnership with Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway, Munger built a legacy not only through financial acumen but also through a set of principles he insisted were deceptively simple: live below your means, keep learning, act with integrity, and avoid toxic…

    Integrity and the Urgency of Choosing People Wisely
  • By now, most people have heard the news. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, herself a Trump appointee, ruled that the Department of Education acted unlawfully when it issued two guidance documents directing colleges to dismantle their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs or risk losing federal funding. “The government cannot proclaim that it ‘will no…

    Trump’s Anti-DEI Guidance Crusade Just Got Struck Down
  • It is not often that Gavin Newsom and Liz Cheney end up in the same sentence as symbols of hope. Yet in 2025, these two figures from opposite ends of the political spectrum are embodying a new reality. The fight against authoritarianism is no longer a battle between left and right, but between those who…

    Gavin and Liz: Strange Bedfellows in the Fight for Democracy
  • There is a popular belief, repeated by cynics and strategists alike, that words no longer carry weight. That in a culture ruled by artificial intelligence, meme cycles, and vanishing attention spans, language has lost its ability to shift power or bend the arc toward justice. I disagree. Words still carry fire. Words still reveal. Words…

    A World Gone Silent: Your Voice Is the Sword 🗡️ That Truth Now Requires

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