The de minimis loophole let 1.3 billion parcels skip safety checks. H.R. 1 finally changes that—forcing imports back through real oversight and reminding us that safety isn't a luxury. It’s the baseline.

What if freedom isn’t the absence of walls… but the presence of passion? This July 4th, let’s talk about the fire that actually matters.

Ethics isn’t a passive subject or an academic checkbox. It’s lived, breathed, and tested daily—in our workplaces, institutions, and communities. And yet, in spaces where ethics should be central, we often find silence. Why? Because ethics demands courage. It requires us to confront uncomfortable truths, question power structures, and sit in the tension of multiple realities.