To Memorialize the Fallen, Renew the Pursuit of Peace

Context

Memorial Day began as a quiet, deliberate act of national healing, a way to stitch together a country torn apart by conflict. But as we mark the occasion today, it feels like we’ve traded that focus on repair for a cycle of perpetual escalation, both in our neighborhoods and on the global stage. This piece asks us to look past the rhetoric of strength and consider what it would actually take to prioritize peace as a strategic, necessary investment. It is a sobering, practical invitation to rethink how we define security for ourselves and our future.