As the father of two strong young women, now in their early 30s as well as a son in his mid 20s, I feel the need to start out by saying this post is not to take anything away from young women in our society. As documented in many venues and by many experts, many young people — especially young men — are struggling in our society. It is in the vital interest of everyone in America for us to have strong young men and strong young women who will lead us into the future. If you are a young…

“The nation has a fever, and it’s an illness with many causes. Neither side has a monopoly on violence or on mental health. We’re isolated, we’re lonely, we’re fragmented.” – Michael Smerconish, CNN & Sirius XM political host and commentator Political violence is dominating America today. Rhetorical violence and physical violence are overwhelming civil discourse and civil society. Is it time to fold the tent and accept that the United States of America is a horrible place and we are destined to never experience anything better and safer in our nation? How do we fix this? I believe connection is…

The political scene in our nation is a shit show. Whether you’re on the right, the left or the middle chances are you’re frequently unhappy with something that is going on. On top of that, the pandemic further divided us, with controversies over masking, vaccines, who to believe, who “caused” it and so on. Even after the pandemic, it has remained challenging for us to come together, as social distancing also led to the rewiring of our brains to be more accustomed to being alone or with a smaller social group, rather than our normal work teams and social connections….