Category: United States

We Interrupt the Regularly-Scheduled Program…

Mar 2, 2026

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Ben East

in Blogs, Diplomacy, Family, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies, Middle East, Peace, Politics, Terrorism, Travel, United States, War, Writing

The start of war against Iran by Israel and the United States requires recognition of others’ service and misery before resuming regularly-scheduled programming on Peace.
A Night of Despair and a Voice of Hope

Jan 23, 2026

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Ben East

in Africa, Government Studies, ICE, Identity, Inspiration, News, Politics, Storytelling, United States

This episode of SoftPower/FulStories, uncharacteristically in-the-moment, offers two hopeful voices paddling calmly, sanely, purposefully, across our current river of despair. The American dream ain’t dead.