The United States in 2025 is witnessing an alarming acceleration of violence, both in scope and context. From political killings to public altercations, the normalization of violence has seeped into areas that would have once felt unthinkable. The killing of Charlie Kirk in September 2025 is a tragic but telling example of this trend. It’sContinue reading “The Escalation of Violence and the Urgent Need for Radical Empathy”
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Conditional Empathy Is the Language of Authoritarians
One of the most dangerous ideas creeping into our culture right now is the notion that empathy can — or should — be conditional. That empathy should be extended only to the people who “deserve” it, to those who think like us, vote like us, believe like us, live like us. This mindset isn’t justContinue reading “Conditional Empathy Is the Language of Authoritarians”
When Compassion Becomes Conditional: The Violence of Selective Empathy in America
Empathy and compassion should be the foundation of any society that hopes to thrive. They are not luxuries to be extended only to friends or allies, but necessities for the survival of a diverse and fractured nation. Yet in America today, these values are increasingly treated as conditional, given only to those who pass certainContinue reading “When Compassion Becomes Conditional: The Violence of Selective Empathy in America”