A Flag Day reflection on power, conscience, and the courage to be humanitarian first Today is Flag Day. On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress resolved that the new nation would carry thirteen stripes and thirteen stars in a blue field — what they called a new constellation. Two years earlier, on June 14,... Continue Reading →
So Can I: A 14-Year-Old, a Republic, and the Future We Owe Him
A human-and-AI collaboration. The questions are my nephew's. The heart is his too. My 14-year-old nephew has been watching. Not the way kids are supposed to watch — half-distracted, scrolling past. He watches the way you watch a storm coming in over water: closely, quietly, calculating. He has been studying this country's politics since the... Continue Reading →
The 2024 Elections: A Watershed Moment for Climate Emergency Action
Exercising the right to vote has become an indispensable instrument for catalyzing tangible progress in combating the existential Climate Emergency. The impending 2024 elections have the potential to be a pivotal juncture in the ongoing battle against the Climate Emergency. As the world grapples with the escalating repercussions of global warming, such as intensifying natural... Continue Reading →