Bands of masked, heavily armed men roam the streets. They are hunting. Dangerous people. At first, they are told exactly what they are hunting for: criminal immigrants. They are promised abundance. Easy work. A target-rich environment. Three thousand hunters are deployed. They are organized into five hundred teams of six. Each team is given aContinueContinue reading “The Quota”
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Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics What’s a lie—and can we see it coming? Over the past few years, I’ve changed how I consume information—news, politics, even everyday claims. I no longer assume that authority equals accuracy. Instead, I do two things: It takes more time. But it replaces certainty with clarity. That framework is whyContinueContinue reading “Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics”
Extraordinary Threats
Extraordinary Measures This piece did not begin as an abstract inquiry. It began with a convergence of events—and a surge of emotion that would not settle. It all started when ICE operations expanded across Minnesota, producing fear among non-citizens. Anger when a fellow SEM student from Africa was detained and informed he was being deported.ContinueContinue reading “Extraordinary Threats”
Killing Good
Are we, as a society, now literally killing good? On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three and U.S. citizen, was fatally shot during a federal immigration enforcement operation in south Minneapolis. She was inside her SUV on a residential street when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents approached her vehicle. AnContinueContinue reading “Killing Good”
The Fraud of the Fraud
A Brief Word Before You Read This reflection occupies a difficult space. It names real wrongdoing—and also how that wrongdoing can be stretched, repurposed, and narrated in ways that distort rather than clarify, often causing additional harm. It is not written to excuse failure, defend institutions, or minimize misconduct. It is written to protect proportion.ContinueContinue reading “The Fraud of the Fraud”
What’s Enough?
By Peter Brandt | SeePhas The Socioeconomics of Enough A Reflection on Economics, History, Scripture and a Conversation with a Young Buck Every one of us eventually faces the question: How much do I need? Do I have enough? Not enough in the shallow, consumer sense — but enough in the sense of our flourishing.ContinueContinue reading “What’s Enough?”
We were wrong!
She is one of nearly 1,583 people who have been charged and most convicted. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvged988377o Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 days in prison, told the BBC that there should be no pardons for the riot on 6 January 2021. “Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, ruleContinueContinue reading “We were wrong!”
Reflection – Post Election 2024
First Reflection on Exiles – The Church in the Shadow of Empire by Preston Sprinkle A key question was asked about how we/I feel as an American about this election cycle from a fellow student from outside the US – What do you think of the election in light of the first chapter of thisContinueContinue reading “Reflection – Post Election 2024”
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