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The death of Charlie Kirk: A bitter turning point
I never thought a stranger’s death could hit me like this. I have scrolled past headlines before, shaken my head, and moved on. But watching Charlie…
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Michael Wargr
The photo that decides your future
You are on a path. Right now. Whether you meant to be or not. Most people never stop long enough to picture where it leads. But if you care about where…
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Michael Wargr
Politics — something doesn’t add up
Politics sounds complicated, but it rests on one line. The individual on one end, the collective on the other. Both promise fairness, safety, and…
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Michael Wargr
Stop chasing purpose
We treat purpose like it’s a universal truth, a secret map we’re all supposed to follow. But what if it’s not? What if purpose is just a story we tell…
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Michael Wargr

August 2025

The strange mercy of death
We spend our lives fearing death, as if the fear itself could protect us. I did too, until illness and loss forced me to face it directly. What I found…
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Michael Wargr
The quiet rise of Babylon’s whore
You don’t need to burn books to erase truth. All it takes is a soothing lie, a trusted voice, and a crowd that claps on cue. Welcome to the new gospel.
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WTF is self love?
It’s how you treat yourself when no one’s looking. It’s the tone of your inner voice, the care you show in hard moments. Simply put — self-love is…
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Michael Wargr
How fear turns the good in us into corruption
Corruption rarely looks like evil. More often, it looks like protecting what we’ve built. This piece asks: when progress threatens your comfort, would…
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Michael Wargr
How we choose the slaughterhouse
Most people aren’t trapped. They’re comfortable. And that’s what makes it so terrifying. We’d rather be accepted in a lie than rejected in the truth.
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Michael Wargr

July 2025

June 2025

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