‘A great fire in our soul’: The tragic irony of Vincent van Gogh

How a man with so much to give neglected his gift until it was nearly too late.

Apr 30 • Alexandra Vollman

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One artist's attempt to capture the 'struggle of life’ in nature

Stephen Eidson's own struggles have made him more attuned to those of nature.

Apr 9 • Alexandra Vollman

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March 2026

Swapping writing for a rifle

We can learn a lot by doing things we know little to nothing about.

Mar 27 • Alexandra Vollman

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Can local news save us?

We may have lost our faith in legacy news, but there's one news source that's continued to have our backs and our trust.

Mar 11 • Alexandra Vollman

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The politicization of the news media

How the media's exploitation of our tribal tendencies can lead us astray — or bring us together.

Mar 4 • Alexandra Vollman

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February 2026

The commoditization of the news media

When we stop paying for the news, who pays the price?

Feb 25 • Alexandra Vollman

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American in name only

The U.S. men's Olympic hockey team reminds us what it means to be truly American.

Feb 23 • Alexandra Vollman

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Selling liberty: The propaganda campaign that funded WWI

The tactics conceived by President Wilson’s Committee on Public Information became the blueprint for engineering consensus in wartime and beyond.

Feb 5 • Alexandra Vollman

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December 2025

Finding common ground in conflict

John F. Kennedy learned the hard way that resolving conflict means meeting your adversary where they're at.

Dec 17, 2025 • Alexandra Vollman

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The truth about political disagreements with strangers

Researcher Michael Kardas shares how our expectations don’t often align with reality.

Dec 17, 2025 • Alexandra Vollman

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Using the 'wisdom of faith traditions' to bring Americans together

The One America Movement is showing that rather than being part of the problem of polarization, religion can be the answer to it.

Dec 4, 2025 • Alexandra Vollman

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November 2025

A Q-and-A with BridgeUSA Founder & CEO

Manu Meel believes that our current division is more philosophical than political.

Nov 15, 2025 • Alexandra Vollman

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