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THE PRESIDENT WHO WOULDN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT A COGNITIVE TEST

A satirical meditation in the age of “Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV” and Presidential self‑validation One year into his second term as President of the United States — a reality I’m still getting used to writing — Donald J. Trump continues doing something both baffling and, in its own surreal way, a bit mesmerizing: heContinue reading “THE PRESIDENT WHO WOULDN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT A COGNITIVE TEST”

The Most “Honest” President

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There’s something wild about Trump — not in the usual political sense, but in how honest he is about who he is. And no, I don’t mean honest as in truthful. He lies constantly. He twists facts, exaggerates, and makes up nonsense on the fly. But at the same time, he’s brutally, almost frighteningly transparent.Continue reading “The Most “Honest” President”

“Just Because” as a Motive of Its Own

When people hear the phrase “just because,” they often treat it as a non-answer. It sounds evasive, dismissive, even childish—like when a kid is asked why they did something and responds with nothing more than a shrug. To most of us, “just because” feels like a refusal to engage with the deeper question of why.Continue reading ““Just Because” as a Motive of Its Own”

Beyond Motive: When Actions Have No Reason

When something tragic, violent, or shocking happens, we almost instinctively demand an explanation. We look for the motive. We want to know why someone did what they did. Was it political? Ideological? Personal? Was it revenge, hatred, desperation, or some darker drive? Motives, in our minds, make things fit into a story, a narrative weContinue reading “Beyond Motive: When Actions Have No Reason”

The Transformative Power of One Conversation

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It’s easy to look at the world and assume that people are fixed in their ways. We see public figures, leaders, or even ordinary individuals making choices that seem entrenched, harmful, or unchangeable. We often conclude that once someone has taken a path—especially one that seems morally questionable—they are beyond influence. Yet, history and humanContinue reading “The Transformative Power of One Conversation”

Ways to address the problem of catfishing

Catfishing is a phenomenon that has been around for about as long as the Internet has been around. What is catfishing? According to cybersmile.org, “[catfishing] is when someone uses images and information (often taken from other people’s social media accounts) to create a new identity online – sometimes using an individual’s entire identity as theirContinue reading “Ways to address the problem of catfishing”