Democracy

Yesterday an interesting thing happened, where disenfranchised folks walked right up into the US capitol after Donald Trump told them to do so. They weren’t welcome there, and a few people ended up dead in the scuffles, and a lot of people were mad for a variety of reasons. Where the people who run the USA world meet

Balancing Optimism and Realism # While I’ve always aspired toward optimism, my natural inclination tends toward a realistic perspective with occasional skepticism. This tension between hope and pragmatism becomes particularly pronounced during turbulent periods when optimism must contend with complex realities.