State of the (dis)Union

It is in our best interest to pay attention to the growing extremism. “peace dove” by Jeff Attaway is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Copy People view the world through internalized narratives. We each have limited, flawed and subjective understandings of reality, which then shapes how we expect to act and be treated in the world. Each human experience is unique, but you can see patterns of understanding within the culture of a given group. [Read More]

Debating with Integrity

2017 was a tough year for a lot of people, myself included. Imagine, believing you can see something as plain as the nose on your face, and a large portion of the country just refused to see it. I thought I understood the truth, but the truth is, I was clueless. Trump was elected, against the will of the people, at least based upon popular vote. One again, the electoral college was enough to override the candidate with the most votes, putting in place a conservative that would undermine the progress that a Democrat had achieved. [Read More]