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Speak Out Loud: Artwork by Musgo

A bold, vibrant piece that bridges past and present. Musgo reminds us that art can spark memory, courage, and virtuous defiance.

Oct 3 •

Braving Ruin: Three Poems by Samantha Terrell.

"Braving Ruin" is our first contributor publication. We are honored to feature these poems by Samantha Terrell.

Sep 29 •

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Red Scare, Blue Scare, Old Fare, Same Snare: Selective Free Speech from McCarthyism to the Kirk Aftermath

The paradox we're living in is that free speech in America is a one-way valve: it's revered for some, but a tool for ridicule and suppression for…

Sep 18 •

Authenticity and Shared Freedom: When the Fire Spreads

This is for those without a map: people learning to trust the ember they carry, and to find others tending the fire beside them.

Sep 15 •

Labor Day, 2025: Forgotten Flames — The Fireburn, the Thibodaux Massacre, and the Meaning of Labor Day

Freedom is not given—it is practiced. Labor’s history reminds us what it costs to demand dignity.

Sep 1 •

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Talitha Koum: The Little Girl by the Roadside

A story about bread, broken bones, and the fragile thread of human decency.

Jun 10 •

Memorial Day, 2025: For the Sake of Memory

Remembrance is never neutral. It can either uphold erasure or carry forward the stories power tried to silence.

May 26 •

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How a Forgotten Russian Manifesto Helps Explain the World We’re Living In

Apr 24 •

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What Unfolds Between Us

A reflection on love, need, and shared freedom through the lens of butterflies rising’s poetry.

Apr 19 •

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The Great Thing About Having Enemies

Enemies give us certainty — but also blind us to truth. This reflection asks what happens when outrage replaces care, and moralism replaces freedom.

Mar 29 •

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Made for You and Me: Woody Guthrie, Fred Trump, and Songs We Forgot

Woody Guthrie sang of a land made for you and me. But what happens when those songs are forgotten, rewritten, or silenced?

Mar 25 •

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Authenticity and Shared Freedom: A Journey Through Fate, Agency, and Liberation | Part One - The Paradox of Fate and Free Will Across…

What does it mean to live authentically in a world where so much is out of our control?

Mar 22 •

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