Privilege and Obligation

Privilege and Obligation

No Person Rises Entirely Alone In every successful society, there exists an unspoken agreement between the individual and the larger community. Everyone needs to realize that no person rises entirely alone. Wealth, opportunity, security, education, and social mobility...
Minorities Should Not Fight Alone

Minorities Should Not Fight Alone

Injustice rarely remains confined to one target group. The phrase “minorities should not fight the injustices of our society alone” is not merely a moral statement. It is a civic warning. Throughout history, societies have often depended upon those most harmed by...
Pericles and The Burden of Citizenship

Pericles and The Burden of Citizenship

Democracy’s Needs In the long arc of democratic thought, few figures stand as prominently—and as instructively—as Pericles of Athens. He was not merely a leader; he was, in many respects, a steward of an idea so fragile and so radical that it required constant...
Enter the Season of Loyal Disappointment

Enter the Season of Loyal Disappointment

You’re Fired! For one miraculous year, Donald J. Trump achieved what had once seemed impossible. He did not fire anyone. Historians will no doubt debate the cause of this restraint. Some will attribute it to discipline. Others to strategy. But those who have studied...
The Octagon Doctrine of Donald Trump

The Octagon Doctrine of Donald Trump

Diplomacy by Pay-Per-View There was a time when the conduct of foreign policy required a certain degree of solemnity. Men gathered in quiet rooms, spoke in careful tones, and occasionally pretended to understand the consequences of their decisions. That era, like so...