Author: Mitchell A. Sobieski

This AI-generated image is a photorealistic editorial illustration and not an actual photograph. It was created to support a journalistic commentary as a political cartoon. The term “domestic terrorist” carries legal, political, and cultural weight in the United States, typically reserved for individuals or groups who threaten public safety or the functioning of a democratic society through violent or coercive means. But recent years have expanded the debate: Can a sitting president of the United States, the nation’s highest elected official, meet that definition? Under U.S. federal law, the definition of domestic terrorism is not ambiguous. According to Title...

The “Immigrant Mother” statue in Milwaukee’s Cathedral Square Park is a tribute to the immigrant experience and the sacrifices of motherhood. Created by renowned Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović, the bronze statue was dedicated to the journey of those European immigrant mothers who came to Milwaukee between the 1850s and 1920s seeking work, stability, and a future for their children. Milwaukee has long been hailed as a city of immigrants, a place where newcomers could pursue opportunity and freedom in the heartland of America. Yet that proud heritage has been undercut by a history of discrimination, flight, and a paradoxical...