countless others. The irony is staggering: lamenting the state of the world while refusing to acknowledge their hand in its making.

And then there are those who do act, propelled by a sense of urgency but often lacking the wisdom or strategy to create lasting solutions.

hashtags and diatribes alone.

Too often, the loudest voices belong to those who didn’t even exercise the most basic tool of democracy: the vote. Or worse, they cast their ballots without thought, without research, without considering that their choices shape not just their lives but the lives of