William McNulty: From Marine Corps Intelligence to Disaster Relief Pioneer #250for250: Honoring America’s Living Veterans Part of Nexfinity News’ series celebrating 250 exceptional veterans who embody American Exceptionalism In the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, while the world struggled to mount an effective response, two U.S. Marine Corps veterans saw an opportunity to turn...
Dr. Theresa Cheng: Healing Those Who Served Through Compassionate Care By NexFinity News In the landscape of American exceptionalism, few stories embody the spirit of service-after-service quite like Dr. Theresa Cheng’s mission to restore smiles—and dignity—to our nation’s veterans. Since founding Everyone for Veterans (E4V) in 2008, Dr. Cheng has addressed a critical and often...
Look, I care about the planet. You care about the planet. We all want to leave something livable for our kids. But somewhere along the way, the environmental movement put all its eggs in one basket—and it might be the wrong basket. We’ve spent the last twenty years obsessed with carbon emissions and global warming....
Walk down any grocery store aisle and you’ll see bottles of canola oil everywhere. It’s cheap, it’s marketed as heart-healthy, and chances are it’s sitting in your pantry right now. But lately, there’s been growing controversy about whether this ubiquitous cooking oil is actually good for us. Let me be clear upfront: this is a...
The Lone Star State Cements Permanent Business Advantage Texas has fundamentally reshaped the competitive landscape for American finance by enshrining unprecedented tax protections directly into its state constitution. Through three ballot measures approved by voters, the state has permanently banned capital gains taxes, estate and inheritance taxes, and securities transaction taxes—transforming what were merely policy...
What the Media REFUSED to Tell You About Occupy Wall Street Remember Occupy Wall Street? If you were anywhere near a major city in the fall of 2011, you probably couldn’t miss it. Protesters camping in parks, those “We are the 99%” signs everywhere, and a whole lot of debate about income inequality and corporate...
Countdown to 250: The Americans Building Tomorrow 244 Days Until America’s Semiquincentennial Day 244: Bruce Crandall The Pilot Who Flew Into Hell and Kept Coming Back Some days in American history define what courage looks like. November 14, 1965, in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam, was one of those days. And at the center...
Countdown to 250: The Americans Building Tomorrow 245 Days Until America’s Semiquincentennial Day 245: Turk McCleskey & Paul Balassa Two Veterans Who Turned Coffee Mugs Into a Mission Most people who start a business do it to make money. Some do it to solve a problem they’ve experienced. A rare few do it because they...
Day 246: Todd Connor The Veteran Building Bridges in a Divided Nation There’s a particular kind of courage that doesn’t involve jumping on grenades or charging into enemy fire. It’s the courage to step into the space where everyone is shouting past each other and say: “There has to be a better way.” Todd Connor...
Day 247: Mel Cohen The Veteran Who Turned Grief Into a Lifetime of Service Some people serve their country for a few years and then move on. Others serve for a lifetime, driven by something deeper than duty—by love, by loss, by a promise that can never be broken. Mel Cohen has been serving for...