Charlie Kirk’s murder should wake Americans up

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September 15, 2025

Charlie Kirk’s murder should wake Americans up

I received countless texts and calls from a lot of my friends and family right after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot at Utah Valley University. I did not want to believe it. That moment hit hard. As part of campus leadership for his organization, Turning Point USA, at the University of Utah between 2017 […]

Cutting National Park Service funds will harm the nation’s youth

The future of the National Park Service has been under the microscope since the Trump administration suggested a $1 billion cut to the NPS budget in May. Though Congress rejected the cut, the House and Senate continue to spar over funding the 109-year-old institution, whose parks welcome 318 million annual visitors. With 24% of NPS staff laid off this year, Americans […]

How breastfeeding can help make America healthy again

Last week, the Make America Healthy Again Commission released its MAHA Strategy, outlining a new federal approach to addressing the childhood chronic disease crisis. This strategy begins at the very start of life. Under it, the Department of Health and Human Services will partner with the Department of Agriculture to increase breastfeeding rates and develop […]

Charlie Kirk’s murder shines light on a nation divided

I was a toddler on 9/11, too young to understand what really happened that day — a day that, though I did not know it at the time, unified a hurting nation. My parents told me stories of strangers helping strangers, American flags flying from every porch, and political differences set aside, just for a […]

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