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• Everyone has the right to free speech. No one has the Right to be Heard. March 23, 2026
  “Free speech” is one of the most misunderstood principles in modern life. It’s praised loudly, invoked constantly, and weaponized relentlessly, often by people who confuse having a right to speak with being entitled to attention. Those two ideas are not the same, and pretending they are has poisoned public discourse. Everyone has the right to […]
  Charles Faint
• Dying of the Light March 23, 2026
  By Ryan Mimna In the cosmological sense, we are flashes of light in the darkness; our meandering lives meaningless to the machinations of the stars. But fear not, for only you can shine the brightest light the universe has ever shown. In those flashes, we are lighthouses to our fellow human beings. So please don’t […]
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• Perceived Distinction or Infamy March 23, 2026
  When you enter a room, your every action and every word judged not by their realities, but the juxtaposition of the perceived distinction or infamy. No longer a nobody, where every action and word are etched into a blank slate. No longer must they stand or fall on their own merit. Instead, one must compete with false […]
  Jake Smith
• Echoes in the Wind March 22, 2026
  My son is on spring break this week, and he’ll be three at the end of the month. I work an odd schedule that sometimes gives me Tuesday afternoons off, so I try to get weekly chores done while spending time with him. I read somewhere that doing dishes and raking can be play for […]
  K.C. Aud
• War and Unity: A Vietnam War Marine Looks Back March 22, 2026
  By Jerry Lynch I have this idea that all wars are similar in more ways than one could imagine. Beyond the basics of kill or be killed or Geneva Convention realities. There are experiences that unite us even if we are 200 years apart. I like being united with George Washington, and Private Joe Shit […]
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