Port-au-Prince is burning...again. But this time, the fire isn’t just a symptom of instability. It is the smoke of sovereignty collapsing into ash, a sovereign state being overtaken not by revolutionaries, nor invading armies, but by gangs-turned-governments who now control the daily lives of millions. This is not anarchy. It is something more insidious: criminal...
Category: Philosophy
Thank God for the Homeschool Movement: Rescuing Minds, Restoring Souls
In an age when classrooms are being captured by ideology, and children are too often molded into political foot soldiers instead of critical thinkers, one movement stands as a lifeline of hope and sanity: homeschooling. What was once dismissed as fringe is now growing at an exponential rate, not out of rebellion, but out of...
It’s the Education Stupid: The Deadly Cost of Radicalizing the Classroom
There was a time when the classroom was a sanctuary for truth, a place where ideas could be tested, arguments examined, and the soul awakened to justice, beauty, and reason. Today, far too many classrooms have become echo chambers, where ideological conformity is rewarded and dissent is punished. Teachers increasingly see themselves as soldiers in...
A Cynical (Hopeful) Toast to Independence Day
Once a year, we gather ’round the grill and pretend. We pretend we’re a sovereign people. That we govern ourselves. That the spirit of ’76 still haunts the halls of power and not just the packaging of craft beer and the occasional campaign speech. It’s Independence Day, America’s annual cosplay of liberty. The story goes...
We Still Need Our Veterans
There’s something different that happens when I meet another veteran. It’s immediate—unmistakable. In a world where “connection” usually means a swipe on a screen or a passing comment in a thread, there’s something real about that encounter. No matter our branch, our MOS, or the year we wore the uniform, we carry something that links...
Saturday Morning
Take a day to breathe, belong, and be. The world hurries. Always has. Always will. Emails, alarms, alerts. Deadlines that feel more like lifelines. The hustle is loud. And somewhere along the way, we start mistaking motion for meaning. That’s why Saturday matters. Saturday doesn’t ask anything of you. It doesn’t expect a report or...
No Kings
For nearly two and a half centuries, Americans have prided themselves on being a people without a king. Our revolution was fought against monarchy, our Constitution crafted to restrain tyranny, and our civil religion forged in the fires of liberty. But beneath our defiant slogans and constitutional safeguards lies a truth we’ve long refused to...
Are We Really Connected
In an age where we can connect with anyone, anywhere, at any time… why do so many of us feel so alone? Social media was supposed to bring us closer. It promised community, belonging, and instant access to one another. And in many ways, it has delivered: we reconnect with old friends, discover new interests,...