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2026 Anti War Speech

I am you, and you are me. We were told history would save us from repeating history. That progress was automatic. That the worst mistakes were behind us. But listen—right now, the drumbeat is getting louder. The U.S. and Iran. Russia and Ukraine. The U.S. and China.

War is Not Inevitable

I’ve been thinking a lot about where our culture is headed—and I wanted to say this clearly, without outrage or hype. This is my best attempt. War Is Not Inevitable War isn’t a storm that rolls in no matter what we do. War is built—piece by