Tag: Democracy


  • Rising Authoritarianism: Why Aren’t More of Us Alarmed?

    Today marks the 2025 Days of Remembrance Commemoration, a solemn week for our nation to pause and honor the victims of the Holocaust. It’s a time not just for remembrance, but for reckoning—with history and with the uncomfortable parallels we’re seeing today. As authoritarian rhetoric, scapegoating, and political violence rise in our country, it’s unsettling…

  • Your Vote Matters: the Astonishing Cost of Skipping the Ballot Box

    We make decisions every day—some big, some small, and some that change our lives forever. These are all life-changing decisions. I’d suggest that deciding whether or not to vote in the next election is just as life-changing. Why? Because voting is the most powerful way to tell your elected officials what matters to you—and what…