Four years after COVID, we are still lacking an international prevention plan
It’s been four years since the coronavirus pandemic struck, causing death and suffering for millions of people and extraordinary economic destruction around the world. In December 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its 194 member countries (all national governments) resolved Drafting and negotiating “treaties, agreements, or other international instruments to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, […]
Granger Smith’s wife, Amber Smith, partners with drowning prevention organization to drive awareness
Amber Smith is partnering with the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA), a California-based nonprofit organization, to promote conversation and awareness about water safety and drowning prevention ahead of the summer months. Masu. On June 4, 2019, Amber Smith and her husband, country music singer Granger Smith, experienced a parent’s worst nightmare. Their 3-year-old son, River, […]
Homeland Security’s broken terrorist prevention program needs to end
For nearly a decade, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded grants annually to government and community organizations. working on “Preventing individuals from becoming radicalized into violence.” And for nearly a decade, the department has been unable to show, let alone measure, that these “prevention” efforts are working. There wasn’t. In December, after […]