Kim Miklofsky Bayne 
TikTok’s sudden shutdown in the United States and it’s quick return recently was a veritable masterclass in political puppetry, emotional manipulation of the masses, and dictatorial power plays all rolled into one. TikTok’s shutdown was more than just an inconvenience. It was a reminder of how power flows and who is bending the knee. Here … Read more
UPDATE: TikTok goes down. TikTok comes back up. All in less than 24 hours. Convenient how creating the problem lets you swoop in to save the day, isn’t it? We’re all being played. Gone Too Viral In a time when our lives were choreographed by algorithms, filled with lip-synced trends, and stitched together into a … Read more
Once again, the FDA reminds us why the United States of America, despite being one of the richest nations in the world, can’t manage to protect its own people. Case in point: Red Dye No. 3. Yeah, it was banned from cosmetics in 1990 because it was linked to cancer. But instead of pulling it from … Read more
Oh, President Carter. They don’t make many like you anymore. Your passing feels deeply personal, like losing a mentor who shaped my values from afar. You were the first U.S. President of my newlywed years and I’ll never forget when you won. I had fallen asleep, worried about the results, unsure if the world would … Read more
The U.S. Appeals Court has spoken. It won’t overturn the law requiring TikTok’s parent company to divest ownership. No surprises there. Meanwhile, no one with a heart or a brain is looking forward to the potential financial fallout as the creator economy, largely empowered by TikTok, takes a hit. Gig workers, side hustlers, and small … Read more