Monthly Archives: July 2025

If a war is worth waging, it must be worth winning.

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Becky Romero

History is not just a ledger of events or bullet points in a text book—it’s a series of choices, each branching to possibilities realized or squandered. In 1991, we stood at such a crossroads. We had Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army … Continue reading →

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Who Watches the Watchers?

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Becky Romero

Unchecked surveillance is not safety—it’s soft tyranny. There’s a dangerous lie circulating in our political bloodstream: that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. Let me be absolutely clear—privacy is not a privilege granted by the … Continue reading →

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Privacy is Not a Privilege — It’s a Right

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Becky Romero

When exactly did we agree that privacy was just a nice-to-have? Was there a public vote I missed, where we all decided that it’s totally fine for corporations, creeps, and the government to treat our bodies and identities like public … Continue reading →

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