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To America, On Your 250th Birthday

Dear America, As we celebrate the monumental milestone of your 250th birthday, I find myself looking at you through the eyes of a survivor. I’ve spent years fighting for my life and that fight has changed how I see our future. As Americans, we have to start speaking up, not for a party, not for…
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The Price of a War That Isn’t Ours

I remember exactly where I was as an adolescent when the “Forever Wars” began after 9/11. We were told it was about safety, about “weapons of mass destruction,” about protecting our way of life. Now, I look at my oldest daughter, who is an adolescent herself, and I feel a sickening sense of déjà vu.…