Trends & Life Inspiration

How to Stop Caring What People Think: A Field Guide to Not Giving a Damn

One of the most valuable lessons I learned in the military was this: sometimes, you have to say "no" to protect the mission. Whether it’s dealing with your teammates or a superior, setting boundari...

Anxiety for Sale: How the Media’s Gender Experiments Are Breaking Our Minds

The media is pushing the narrative that if you’re not constantly reinventing yourself to fit these new, arbitrary roles, you’re falling behind. This is a recipe for disaster. People crave structure...

Oh, Now You Want to Be the Same? Why Black Immigrants Are Suddenly Turning to Foundational Black Americans (FBAs) for Help

While there’s a call for unity among black communities in the face of xenophobic attacks, it’s hard to ignore the long-standing divide between black immigrants and FBAs. If black immigrants want so...

The Day I Learned Wrestling Wasn’t Fake: Papa Shango, the Ultimate Warrior, and a Horrified 8-Year-Old Me

I’ll always remember Papa Shango as the guy who, just for a moment, made wrestling feel dangerously real. It’s one thing to watch a guy get body-slammed, but it’s a whole other level when you think...

So We’re ‘Equal’ Until a Dude Walks Into the Ladies' Room and You Start Sweating Like He’s Got Ebola

We’ve all heard the progressive mantra: "Gender is fluid, biology is a myth." But funny how that theory breaks down the moment a 6-foot dude strolls into the ladies' restroom, and suddenly your fig...