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Journalism

Stories reported from the real world, backed by facts and interviews.

AI’s Hidden Reasoning Poses New Risks

AI’s hidden reasoning creates new risks, as opaque decision-making makes it harder to spot mistakes, misuse, and misaligned goals.

Schramm Park fights invasive species, protects biodiversity

Controlled burns coming to Schramm Park this winter will destroy invasive red cedars that have choked native oak forests for over 200 years.

Commentary

Personal reflections, opinions, and responses to the world around me.

From Disagreement to Dehumanization: Violence Went Mainstream in Politics

Charlie Kirk’s assassination revealed how partisanship, toxic rhetoric, and nationalism have corroded America’s civic reflexes, normalizing political violence over democratic unity.

Why Germany Moved Beyond Nationalism—and America Hasn’t

Germany built strict guardrails against nationalism after Hitler, but America never did, leaving us far more vulnerable today.

Is America Still a Majority-Rule Democracy?

America says it’s a democracy—but unelected courts, agencies, and rigged rules often let minority power overrule the majority.

Dispatches

Immediate reactions, experiments, and writings tied to the present moment.

This Shutdown Is the GOP’s Self-Inflicted Wound

The U.S. isn’t risking default. This is Congress failing to fund government—a shutdown born of political choice, not fiscal necessity

I Despised Charlie Kirk. But His Assassination Is No Victory.

A reflection on Charlie Kirk’s assassination — why his hateful legacy doesn’t make political violence a victory, and why bullets can’t replace debate.

America Will Have No Kings

Learn what the No Kings movement stands for and why millions have taken to the streets.

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