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'This is our home and we want the world to see it happy again—not wounded': The Sumy Journalists of Kordon.media
One of the guiding principles of effervescence.world is be THOUGHTFUL, not CAREFUL. As any seasoned athlete learns, tentativeness is the difference maker, and can undermine years of training. At the same time, the nature of a world built increasingly on inequality requires civic minded mission oriented people to consider
Lessons from a Small Nation Facing Big Challenges: reading the signs from Armenia's elections
By at least one measure, the good people of Wyoming have the most voting power* in the most powerful democracy in the world (pause for dissenting views/teeth gnashing/rumination). So maybe they should have a global press presence. ¿Could the Wyoming Star, a glossy newspaper that appeared on the
The Curious Case of Yeahbuttism: construction of preference in an age of cynicism
TLDR: I spent the last two weeks in Ukraine. It was an opportunity to connect in person with so many people I admire from afar. Being there opened up some helpful ideas new framings for understanding. And diagnoses for what ails us. Last month, Hungarians took action after 16 years
The Seventy Year Itch: 2026 to 1956 and back again, for Hungary and the world
I am preparing to depart Budapest. I, and the Hungarians with whom I have been traipsing across this singular city are feeling...so much...I'm not sure the right words. I want to say exhaustersized though that is hard to say, so I'm going with изморентусиазиран*