Joel Gratcyk

Late stage capitalism is wild. Everything is commodified and consumable. Simple existence is now an expensive undertaking. Food, shelter, education, transportation, entertainment, and more are ever increasing in cost. I wake up everyday with a laundry list of tasks like most others do. The list includes things that need to be done, things that should be done, and things that I’d like to get done but will likely not because of a lack of time, resources, energy, etc.

Our world is in constant flux. Countries and nations are friends, enemies, and something in-between in a way that is sometimes questioned on an hourly basis. Teams of politicians, commentators, and community leaders are tasked with sorting it all out as their full-time job. It is, no wonder, difficult to explain this messy and confusing situations to children as the news often is full of violence and propaganda. Enter the book “Why Do We Fight? Conflict, War, and Peace” by Niki Walker.