There is nothing like a tragedy where 22 people’s lives, 19 of them children, are snuffed out by a psychopath on the heels of a domestic terror incident that resulted in 10 deaths to remind Americans how screwed we really are. …

My partner is a musician, and this week she just released her first single. I am so impressed and inspired by her every day. I have been excited to share her work with friends and acquaintances alike. Most have been very enthusiastic and supportive. What I have found however is…

If you happen to flip on Fox News for more than 3 minutes, you are inevitably going to see some statistic about how crime has gone up in some cities by some eye-popping percentage. …

The Kyle Rittenhouse trial is currently underway and the dueling media ecosystems have begun lining up on their respective sides of the issue. Like everything in our bifurcated media landscape the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse sits on diametric ends of the spectrum. The left is framing the trial as a…

In 1865, as General Sherman was making his famed march to the sea, he issued a field order to grant former slaves 40 acres and a mule. For a brief instant former slaves had a viable path to decent life. Predictably, this order was overturned as one of the first…

I first heard the word ennui listening to an Atlantic article on the way to work. I couldn't guess from context what the author was attempting to convey, so I had to look it up. According to dictionary.com, ennui is defined as a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting…