Tragedy of Afghanistan: Will We Ever Learn? Do We Even Want to?
Foreword After twenty years, four Presidents, 100’s of thousands of people killed or maimed, trillions of dollars spent – we have finally withdrawn from Afghanistan. The longest war in American history is over. Contrary to what you might see on cable news or social media this should not be...
The Great Inflation Scare- Not So Fast.
By this point in time you’ve undoubtedly heard inflation mentioned a million times on TV, social media, in articles and interviews. It’s certainly one of those buzzwords everyone uses but few have a great grasp on. Can’t say I blame them either- can you think of something less sexy...
Land of Ideology and Tribalism: Are You Caught in the Crossfire?
it’s more important to ask and learn than to simply conform to ideas, ideals or values without proper debate. To paraphrase enlightenment philosopher John Stuart Mill: better to organize your life around living truths- ideas you’ve fully considered, debated and fleshed out- than dead dogma- empty platitudes and...