When Critical Thought Turns on You
Critical thought is almost always imagined as an outward act, a way of evaluating someone else’s claims, spotting the bias in their reasoning, exposing the flaws in their evidence. What’s almost never discussed is its inward form: using the same discipline to interrogate the architecture of our own beliefs.
Why I Still Travel With One Backpack
I’ve never been interested in packing light just to prove a point. I’m not counting ounces. I’m not trying to win at minimalism. I carry one backpack because it keeps me honest…
What Travel Taught Me About Freedom
In the culture I grew up in, freedom was often measured by what you could buy, own, or defend. A bigger house, a better job, the right to carry a weapon — these were the symbols of success and autonomy. But the more I traveled, the more those definitions felt hollow.