Why standing up against Nazis matters
Newnan is a small Georgia town with just 38,000 people. I know only two things about Newnan: a few of my friends from college called it home, and I pass it on my way to visit my mother. Newnan...
Author: Patrick Hearn
Patrick is a Columbus-based travel and tech writer and the author of Chasing Memories. Find him at Patrick-Hearn.com or at his travel blog, Voyager's Quill.
How men like Fred Rogers saved television, and civility
49 years ago, Mr. Rogers saved the neighborhood. On May 1, 1969, Fred Rogers stood before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communication and defended the value of his show, public television, and...
North Korea’s horrific human rights abuses remain unaddressed
The Donald is fomenting war with North Korea. North Korean athletes are attending the upcoming Winter Olympics by special arrangement. The world is holding its breath. And the population is starving....
Look for the Helpers: The Case for Optimism and Hope
"When I was a boy and would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." Fred Rogers Around 2 AM Sunday morning, a man...
The Invisible Holocaust: North Korea’s Horrible Mimicry
Entire generations of families imprisoned. Food so scarce that starvation is barely a week away. Actions, words, even beliefs monitored by guards in tall watchtowers, fingers itching over the...
When Netflix fails: The curse of cancelled shows
Humans are natural puzzle solvers. Our entire existence has hinged on our ability to solve problems and create innovative solutions that placed us at the top of the food chain. After all, without the...