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I find myself wondering this election how America got here, probably like everyone else. How did we go from the vision of the "City upon the Hill" (Originally proposed by John Winthrop, a Purtian settler, not Ronald Reagan!) to this country where Americans have lost their respect from others and their self-respect.  Read More »

By now I'm sure everyone has seen or heard of the incident between Russia and Georgia, and some of the problems it proposes for the U.S. and the rest of the world. But one thing I have to wonder is if this rings any bells for anyone who remembers what led to World War II.  Read More »

This weekend I was on a round-trip to Los Angeles and back. This morning, as my father and I made our way down from our hotel room to the breakfast lounge, the TV was tuned to a news station, the marquee on the bottom of the screen reading “RUSSIA INVADES GEORGIA” in capital, bold letters.  Read More »

"The language and culture in which people educate their young say a lot about the world they expect their kids to grow up in" (Owen Matthews).  Read More »

With all the controversy that surrounded the appointment of John Bolton (haha I accidentally wrote Michael Bolton at first) as the US ambassador to the UN, the man had a point. The UN is messed up.  Read More »

So what is the deal with us third culture kids? Do you even know what it means to be a third culture child? My life, my childhood, has been filled with obstacles and hardships that many Americans just don't understand or even want to understand. Why is it that many people's eyes glaze over when I begin to tell of life outside the United States?  Read More »

How does this fail to pick up news. I know we are in the mists of a historic election cycle but this could cause potential war. Kosovo declares their independence and now Russia is mad and will use "Military Force" We are allies with Kosovo we recognize their independence. This will just get us involved. Two world powers this is could undoubtedly start another world war.  Read More »