The coming decade

In mid-July of 2024, a political event took place, which for those who have the examined more deeply, has a disturbing, if infrequent precedent in the the world’s most powerful democracy: an incumbent president decided not to run for reelection due to pressure within his own party. Disturbing as the trend, although uncommon, appears toContinue reading “The coming decade”

The cost of Putin’s war

Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war zone The UN has predicted up to 5 million people will be displaced by this needless conflict. It has been only four days and nearly 400,000 have fled. Adjoining nations to the west and south, including members of NATO (Poland, Romania), have opened their borders amidst an outpouring of supportContinue reading “The cost of Putin’s war”