Jill Franco

February 16, 2025 The sixty-first Munich Security Conference, the world’s leading forum for talking about international security policy, took place from February 14 to February 16 this year.

All of Heather Cox Richardson's Letters From an American are worth reading, but I haven't stopped thinking about this one.February 16, 2025 If you don't subscribe, it's a must. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

I've been speaking with a lot of people who express the sentiment that "it's all just too much -- too much to keep up with, too depressing, too overwhelming, mentally exhausting." Remember that is the goal -- don't let them win. Take action no matter how small. Action is the antidote to despair.