A Survivalist, a Mother and a Hero: The Three Archetypes of ExtremismWe all have that friend. The person who is determined to pull the negative out of any positive experience; the person who is addicted to…Apr 10, 2021Apr 10, 2021
Why Americans Love Bad News & The Religion of Extremism, Part IMy grandmother loves to say that she’s not going to stick her head in the sand and avoid bad news. “I’d rather know what’s going on even…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
I’m a Bad American—Thoughts on Dogmatism, Irish Dinners, Quantum Physics and PatriotismIt’s always easier to see the big picture when you’ve moved outside of the little one. For me, leaving the United States to live first in…Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020
VERITAS: A Veil Lifted on Absolute, Coexisting, and Superseding Truths in a Confusing AgeWhat is the truth? With so many conspiracy theories floating around, how do we tell who is right? And does it even matter?Apr 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020
What Spending 7 Weeks in Europe This Summer Taught Me About Guns, America, Bike Riding, Cell…Our plane skidded to a stop in San Francisco International Airport and I felt a thudding sadness. Europe — my home for the past seven…Aug 20, 2019Aug 20, 2019
Bad Blood: What Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun’s Dispute Teaches Us About FriendshipBaby, now we got bad blood, and we used to be mad love…Jul 10, 2019Jul 10, 2019
How Poetry Saved My LifeI was fourteen-years-old when I first started writing about wanting to kill myself.Jun 7, 20192Jun 7, 20192
