Tragedy has a way of magnifying fault lines. In the days following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, America has been left with shock, grief, and a renewed confrontation with its own political divisions. While Kirk’s supporters mourned the loss of a 31-year-old father, husband, and firebrand voice of the right, leaders across the [...]
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I DIDN’T PLAN TO BE A DAD THAT DAY—BUT SHE CHOSE ME
It started like any other shift. I was doing a routine check around a park in Modesto when I saw her—barefoot, wrapped in a threadbare hoodie, curled up on a bench. She couldn’t have been more than 19. When I asked if she was okay, she looked up with glassy eyes and whispered, “I’m just [...]
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