Category: Wisdom
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There’s a moment in the film The Gorge on Apple TV that has stayed with me long after the credits rolled. It wasn’t a spectacular action sequence or a heart-wrenching plot twist. It was a quiet line, almost a throwaway, delivered in passing: “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how…
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We have entered the whipsaw world. What does that mean? It means that once Project 2025 is fully enacted—an agenda designed to consolidate federal control, politicize civil service, and remake education, media, and justice—everything will snap back when the next administration takes office. The pendulum will not just swing; it will crack. When a new…
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Student loan forgiveness in the United States has always been more than a matter of economics. It is a mirror of national politics, reflecting who we believe deserves relief, what we define as public service, and how far presidential power should reach. Over the past three years, the politics of forgiveness have become a new…
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It is one of history’s strangest patterns, stretching from the Roman Forum to the modern press conference. The world’s most powerful men, from Julius Caesar to Kim Jong Un, from Napoleon to Donald Trump, have shared not only ambition but a curious obsession with their hair. Gaddafi’s curls, Mussolini’s polished dome, Mao’s windswept wave, and…
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Forgiveness is one of humanity’s oldest moral instincts. Philosophers, teachers, and communities across time have recognized it as a release, a way to set down the weight of anger and disappointment. Yet forgiveness is not the same as forgetfulness, and it is not surrender. The deeper question is not should we forgive, but when, why,…
Cloaking Inequity 