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What We Owe the Next Generation
There is a kind of conversation that has gone out of fashion in this country, and we are paying for its absence. It is the conversation older people used to [...]
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- The Lyrics that Define September 19, 2026I wanted to live the life of The Rooster. To find a bond as deep In Color. To live the reality of Sgt. MacKenzie’s March. To be Johnny Boy’s Bones, because I knew I was never going to be the Fortunate Son. The world provided the paradox. To have an answer when others asked, “Where Were You […]Jake Smith
- Who Will Hold Me When I Die September 19, 2026Yesterday morning I dropped off my grandson, Asher, at the Waldorf school. It made no sense to drive all the way back home since I needed to pick him up in four hours, so I wandered around the east side of Milwaukee. I decided to walk from Brady Street south on Van Buren to the […]Frank Pauc
- Distributed Engineering Spreads AI Code Security Risks September 18, 2026Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Artificial intelligence is moving fast, and software teams are moving even faster. Code is now written, reviewed, tested, and deployed across cities, countries, and time zones. On the surface, that sounds like progress. And in many ways, it is. Distributed engineering gives companies access to global talent, around-the-clock productivity, […]Diane Taylor
- You Know, You Have the Power to Hold No Opinion On Some Things September 18, 2026There is a peculiar pressure in modern society to have an opinion about everything. Every political controversy. Every military operation. Every viral video. Every court decision. Every social media outrage. Within minutes of an event occurring, people are expected to declare where they stand, often before the facts themselves have fully emerged. Silence is interpreted […]Charles Faint
- The Night Before September 18, 2026By Chris Fitzmaurice The following is part of a collection of short stories titled Insha’Allah: Short Stories of the Long War in Afghanistan.” Chris began writing this collection while deployed to Afghanistan in 2018. He wanted to share the lesser-known side of the war with friends, family, and, one day, readers. His message is that […]Special Guest
