War and Peace

To Everyone Who Hoped for Peace

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Dear everyone –Left, Right, Center, and those who don’t fit anywhere anymore – The Israel-Gaza war is ending.Let’s start there. Let’s start with the quiet, fragile beauty of that sentence. For months, years, or what felt like centuries, the air has been thick with blame, grief, and headlines that pit us against each other – … Read more

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A Department of Peace

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Dear America, This morning, as our leaders meet behind closed doors with admirals and generals, I’m thinking about names. They’ve rebranded the Department of Defense as the Department of War, and that word echoes like a drumbeat. Names shape culture. Language shapes reality. When the word on the masthead is “war,” its shadow seeps into … Read more

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