I would be remiss not to acknowledge what is happening in the world right now. It is not good. Historically, the United States has rarely been free from international conflict, and the reasons we give for being there--to defend freedom, to help people, to protect the vulnerable--often do not match the reality of what happens on the ground. If we were truly there to protect people, we would not be bombing a school full of girls. Beautiful babies with entire lives ahead of them