Stories

Nothing can ruin a holiday gathering or dinner party faster than a contentious conversation. Many of us may want to avoid discussing divisive issues with family and friends altogether, fearing a disagreement will alter a cherished relationship. Yet sometimes these conversations are unavoidable. And more to the point, talking with our close family and friends […]

Traditional learning environments are designed for a fictitious “average” student, forcing nearly every student to take a passive role  and be told what to learn, and when and how to learn it. For many young people, this often results in a lack of engagement and a failure to be adequately prepared for a life of […]

“Pension reform.” When most people hear the phrase they might tune out, thinking it’s a topic that doesn’t concern them greatly. After all, it refers to benefits promised to government workers and the balancing of local and state budgets.   However, the Reason Foundation, a grantee of Stand Together Trust, believes that public pension reform […]

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine nears the one-year mark, the United States continues to play a central role in supporting Ukraine. But our support is not inexhaustible. Stand Together Trust spoke with George Beebe, Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and a grantee of STT, about the conflict, […]

History will point to the COVID-19 pandemic as a time of great hardship, upheaval, and uncertainty. Will history also say it was the pandemic that was a tipping point for education — away from a one-size-fits-all mindset to an individualized approach?  That transformation seems increasingly likely, according to recent data from Tyton Partners, funded by […]

It’s well known that media shapes culture and influences politics. However, the rapid evolution of technology has changed which type of media has the most influence.   Consider that the average cable TV news viewership per day is between 1 million and 3 million views. Meanwhile, the front page of Reddit, an online aggregate of news, […]

Though Covid 19 brought numerous challenges, hardships, and pain to people’s lives, it did force society to rethink how we go about our daily lives. While telehealth existed before Covid-19, the pandemic normalized this mode of care, allowing Americans to see their doctors from the comfort of their homes, cars, or locations other than a […]

It’s often said, “It takes a village to raise a child.”   Imagine then what it would be like to leave your “village” while pregnant to move to a new country and culture. As you’re learning a new language and a new way of life, you’re also facing the unknowns and ups and downs associated with […]

The attack on Salman Rushdie earlier this year in New York stunned free speech advocates around the world. Rushdie is a world-renowned author best known for his novel The Satanic Verses, which led to calls for Rushdie’s murder in 1989 and sent him into hiding for nine years.  Though under threat, he lived and worked […]

Immigration, like so many issues in today’s political environment, is an issue that polarizes Americans. The debate seems stuck in partisan warfare intended to take down the other side rather than solve the issues the United States faces in immigration. But the truth is, there is more agreement among Americans on immigration issues than one […]