Thrillers Reflect Our Fear of Not Knowing Who to Trust
I love thriller movies and thriller TV shows, and books are no different. I get so into thriller books that sometimes I finish them in one day because I want to know who the killer is or the twist at the end. I think the thrill of reading them is not knowing who the bad […]
Fact-Check Fatigue: Are We Numb to Truth in the Age of Infinite Spin?
Fact-checking was supposed to be our guide through a sea of misinformation. These groups promised a new era of truth in public conversation. But two decades later, the results are the opposite: trust in institutions hasn’t gone up, it’s plummeted. The constant search for the “unassailable fact” has ironically made the public more cynical and […]
The Role of Government and Public Trust
The latest summer wave of COVID-19 is a quiet reminder that the pandemic never truly ended. Driven by the new Nimbus and Stratus variants, cases and hospitalizations are reported to be on the rise across the nation. But more than a public health test, this moment is a communication challenge — one that government agencies […]
The Supreme Court Is Having a Legitimacy Crisis—And That’s the Point
The U.S. Supreme Court has long been regarded as the guardian of constitutional balance — a stabilizing force amid political turbulence. But in recent years, that perception has been tested. A series of high-profile rulings and ethical controversies have sparked growing concern across the political spectrum not just about the Court’s decisions but about the […]
