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Education Opens Doors. Knowledge Lets You Walk Through Them.
Let me be clear from the start: I’m not here to trash formal education. Degrees matter. Credentials matter. The structure, the discipline, the exposure to ideas you never would have sought on your own — all of that is genuinely valuable. But there’s a version of “educated” that looks great on paper and falls apart the moment life gets complicated. And there’s a version of “knowledgeable” that has no letters after its name and yet navigates the world with remarkable clarity. T
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May 155 min read


5 Things I Noticed About the Monarchy This Week (As an American in the UK)
After our livestream on Tuesday, I realized I’m still very much wrapping my head around this whole “living under a monarchy” situation. And then King Charles casually shows up in the US this week and suddenly this is my entire personality. I’m Googling lineage charts. I’m saying things like “soft power” out loud. I’m becoming… that American.
So let’s talk about the five things that shocked me most about the British monarchy this week — sprinkled with a few moments where I, a
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May 13 min read


17 Things I Learned in U.S. Schools That Don’t Hold Up Outside of America
Since living in the UK, I’ve found myself re-examining parts of my upbringing that I never questioned before, especially my education. Not because it was “bad,” but because so many of the assumptions baked into it simply don’t survive contact with the wider world.
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Feb 53 min read


When the Mask Slips: What the Epstein Files Really Did to Us
An American living in the UK reflects on trust, power, and the moment belief finally breaks
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Feb 53 min read


Revolutions Don’t Begin — They Accumulate
Revolutions are not single events with clear beginnings and endings. They are long processes built over time. History shows how pressure, not moments, drives revolutionary change.
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Jan 293 min read
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