Tiger GPS: Government and Public Service Blog

“FOR ME, THIS IS HOW IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN” by Kristan Powell

I don’t remember a time before war. On September 11th, 2001, I was only in third grade and the events of that day shaped the world I grew up in. I don’t remember a time we weren’t sending troops to the Middle East; I had never flown on a plane before the implementation of the […]

“Y RAPED X” – THOUGHTS ON LANGUAGE LITERACY by Amber Mann

With the Harvey Weinstein / Hollywood sexual assault stories in the news lately, I’ve found myself thinking on the perils of the language we use to frame important topics. Publications on instances of rape, assault, and harassment tend to be phrased passively, like the headlines “1 in 4 Women Experience Sex Assault on Campus” from […]

THE MOST TRANSPARENT IT’S EVER BEEN? by Lauren Stephens

Since the new administration has begun its time in leadership, we have beheld the eruption of social justice issues, a resurgence of communities of hate, and further divide created amongst Americans. I, like so many others, took to the leadership to find direction, and I find it perplexing that we have arrived at a place […]