Author: Mitchell A. Sobieski

From furniture to fireplace: How a flatscreen fractured the American home and furthered divisions

From furniture to fireplace: How a flatscreen fractured the American home and furthered divisions

Posted by | Nov 13, 2025

In the 1980s, families gathered in rooms built around their television sets, which were massive, boxy consoles often encased in wood. These units were not mounted or hidden. They sat flush to the floor, surrounded by matching cabinetry and shelves packed with VHS tapes, game cartridges, or encyclopedias. The television was heavy, visible, and central. It anchored a room designed for shared attention. Couches and chairs were arranged to face it. Lamps were placed to avoid screen glare. The family room was physically and socially constructed around the unit. This structure was consistent across the country. Whether in Milwaukee’s...

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Loop of inhumanity: Facebook built the loneliness crisis for profit and now offers AI bots as a cure

Loop of inhumanity: Facebook built the loneliness crisis for profit and now offers AI bots as a cure

Posted by | Nov 9, 2025

Two decades ago, Facebook made a simple promise: connect with friends and family. It positioned itself as a platform for human connection in the digital age. That promise is now officially broken. What began as a space for shared photos, birthday messages, and life updates has mutated into an algorithm-driven machine. It isolates users from meaningful interaction while profiting from their loneliness. Today, Facebook, now operating under Meta, stands accused not only of failing to address the loneliness epidemic but also of being part of the industry that intentionally engineered it. And like a drug dealer offering stronger doses...

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Why the political arguments used by conservatives to twist the Second Amendment are a public fraud

Why the political arguments used by conservatives to twist the Second Amendment are a public fraud

Posted by | Nov 4, 2025

For decades, conservatives in America have shouted that the Second Amendment exists to protect citizens from government tyranny. They have armed themselves to the teeth, wrapping violence in the U.S. flag and sanctifying the rifle as a symbol of “freedom.” They said guns were the only thing standing between liberty and dictatorship. That armed patriots would rise up if the government ever turned on its own people. Now the government under Donald Trump has done exactly that, and these so-called defenders of liberty are nowhere to be found. What we are witnessing today is not theoretical tyranny. It is...

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Trump denies FEMA disaster relief to Wisconsin to rebuild infrastructure damaged in August flooding

Trump denies FEMA disaster relief to Wisconsin to rebuild infrastructure damaged in August flooding

Posted by | Oct 25, 2025

Donald Trump has denied Wisconsin’s request for federal public assistance to repair infrastructure in six counties devastated by August flooding, a decision that state and local officials called disheartening and unacceptable as communities continue struggling with millions of dollars in damage. The Federal Emergency Management Agency informed Governor Tony Evers that while the storms caused significant hardship for individuals and households, the agency concluded that the state’s request for Public Assistance did not meet the threshold for approval. The denial means that Door, Grant, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties will not receive federal funds to repair public facilities...

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How Apostle Paul’s letters warn believers that freedom without love becomes a weapon against faith

How Apostle Paul’s letters warn believers that freedom without love becomes a weapon against faith

Posted by | Oct 18, 2025

In an age when faith is increasingly wielded as a political weapon, the Apostle Paul’s words in Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8 confront a hard truth about freedom and responsibility. Long before hashtags and televised sermons, Paul addressed a fractured community of early believers divided by culture, class, and conviction. His letters to Rome and Corinth are not abstract theology — they are a manual for how to live in tension between personal conviction and communal love. The question then and now is the same: how do believers exercise freedom without turning it into a stumbling block for...

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News rating services aim to classify reporting bias but risk distorting the role of journalism

News rating services aim to classify reporting bias but risk distorting the role of journalism

Posted by | Oct 14, 2025

Rating services like Ad Fontes and Ground News offer public guidance, but critics say they mislabel ethical reporting as partisan bias and open the door to reputational harm. In an age of misinformation, Americans are increasingly encouraged to “trust the charts.” Prominent platforms like Ground News, Ad Fontes Media, and Media Bias/Fact Check offer visually streamlined systems for evaluating news sources, categorizing them across axes of factual reliability and political bias. To many educators and casual readers, these services are perceived as helpful tools in navigating a fragmented and polarized media landscape. But a closer examination reveals that these...

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