politics
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The Danger of Silencing Dissent in America In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s tragic death, some in power are calling for new crackdowns on speech. I’ve read troubling reports of leaders suggesting that people who post “hateful” remarks should be prosecuted, or that businesses refusing to honor Kirk could face legal action. Let me be…
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Safe, Clean, Dignified Shelter for All The Vision Every person deserves a safe place to sleep, clean water to drink, and a pathway back to opportunity. Homelessness in America threatens not only human dignity but also public health, safety, and community prosperity. The National Shelter & Renewal Plan creates a fair, effective, and sustainable system of housing…
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A vision for peace, cooperation, and integrity at home and abroad We Begin with a Sacred Shift For too long, the machinery of our government has been misused — not as a beacon of liberty, but as a tool of control. We’ve been told we are defenders of democracy, even as covert agencies undermined democracies…
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In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, where Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris, many Americans are asking: “How did we get here?” and more importantly, “Where do we go from here?” Some Trump supporters have expressed deep frustration, saying their lives were upended by the current administration’s policies, despite many promises being kept. Others…
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Awareness Is Step One. What We Do Next Is Crucial. What Is Project 2025? Project 2025 is a policy and staffing blueprint crafted by the Heritage Foundation and more than 100 right-wing organizations. It lays out a sweeping plan for a potential second Trump presidency and aims to radically reshape the U.S. government. Its stated…
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Ending the Era of Dominance: A Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity For too long, our institutions, families, workplaces, and governments have rewarded a pattern of dominance: the belief that might makes right, that the loudest voice decides for the rest, that power should be hoarded by the few and enforced on the many. Dominance wears…
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The idea that America must always be armed to the teeth in order to be safe is not only outdated—it is economically, environmentally, and morally unsustainable. For decades, the U.S. military-industrial complex has profited handsomely from a perpetual cycle of conflict and preparation for conflict. The defense industry has become a powerful pillar of the…
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In a time when budgets swell with military spending, when debt ceilings strain under the weight of past decisions, and when threats of war still echo in tense regions across the globe, I find myself returning to a lyric written decades ago by Robert Plant: “The gains of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath.”…
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Many years ago, I learned something from Esther Hicks, who channels the teachings of Abraham: that everything begins with a thought. Our dreams, our hopes, even our circumstances—all of it originates in the unseen. If we pay attention to the whisper of our inner muse, trust what we hear, and then take consistent steps toward…
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We’ve all heard it: “The President of the United States is the most powerful man on Earth.” But is that really true? Or is it a comforting illusion we’re sold to keep our attention on the stage—while the real decisions happen behind the curtain? As a middle-class American who’s lived through decades of wars, inflation, market crashes,…
The Liberty and Prosperity Plan 