Culture

When compassion is removed from the conversation, individuals are reduced to abstractions rather than being treated with dignity. This piece explores why understanding the border requires looking beyond rhetoric and numbers, and instead recognizing the humanity at the center of the process, because compassion is not a weakness, but the foundation of a just response.

"I could recite amendments, label government branches, and explain checks and balances...but none of that prepared me for how power actually works in my community."

Addiction isn’t what the movies make it out to be. Behind the stereotypes and headlines are real people—who are often misunderstood and judged—facing a struggle that’s far more complex than most realize.

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