“You do not have to understand me. Just do not discriminate.”
About Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Media Censorship and the Truth: How to Expose Systemic Crimes Against Children
How can international cooperation protect children’s rights and expose systemic institutional abuse?
“Rights do not enforce themselves. They need advocacy. They require lawyers and researchers. They need responsive journalists.”
Olena Rozvadovska on Protecting Ukrainian Children in War
How does Olena Rozvadovska help Ukrainian children recover from war trauma?
“Every child wants to be a child, no matter what is happening outside.”
This Gay Week 25: Pride Month Backlash
Why does Pride Month remain essential as anti-LGBTQ outrage, Pride flag bans, and trans rights battles intensify?
“We respond to homophobia, hatred, and even violence by building stronger communities rather than seeking revenge.”
Ukrainian Diaspora, Business, and Culture: Elena Sabry on Support, Essential Work, and Rebuilding Ukraine
How can the Ukrainian diaspora support Ukraine through culture, business, aid, and reconstruction?
“Ukraine can restart its economy much faster with transparent taxation, clear investor rules, and a stable investment climate. I believe this strongly.”
Everywhere Insiders 53: Trump, Ukraine, Iran, Riots, and Authoritarian Fear
How does Irina Tsukerman analyze Trump’s foreign policy, Ukraine’s war, migrant riots, and authoritarian alliances?
“Our enemies are motivated by different things… not only those values, and in some cases barely even those values.”
This Gay Week 24: Pride, War, and LGBTQ Rights
Why does Pride Month remain politically vital amid anti-LGBTQ laws, transgender military restrictions, and global rights struggles?
“That is why we still need Pride Month. That is why it is still going on.”
AI, Partnership Systems, and Human Care
How can artificial intelligence be designed for partnership rather than domination?
“AI can be used against us if it is designed and trained for domination, and it can be used to help us if it is designed and trained for partnership.” — Riane Eisler
Mike Wilson on Ukraine’s Morale, Drones, Leadership, and Kyiv’s Western Saloon
How does Mike Wilson explain Ukraine’s battlefield resilience, wartime innovation, and community healing through Kyiv’s Western Saloon?
“Words alone accomplish very little. What matters is action.”
Oleksandr Volkov on Swiss Neutrality, Ukraine, Sanctions, and Russian Propaganda
How does Oleksandr Volkov explain Swiss neutrality, Ukraine advocacy, Russian propaganda, and Switzerland’s sanctions debate after Russia’s invasion?
“Switzerland cannot be neutral between aggression and self-defence.”
Vlad Tuzov on Ukrainian Art, Wartime Kyiv, and Cultural Resistance
How does Vlad Tuzov position Ukrainian art as a living system of continuity, colour, memory, market resilience, and resistance during wartime?
“For us, normality means the continuity of creation. We refuse to put life on pause, and this is our main act of resistance.”
Everywhere Insiders 52: Hezbollah Drones, Russia’s Economy, and Nvidia-China AI Chip Controls
How does Irina Tsukerman assess Hezbollah’s drone tactics, Russia’s wartime economy, and U.S.-China AI chip restrictions?
“How can a superior military power use the methods that make it superior while protecting itself against the agile tactics of weaker, non-state, or semi-state adversaries? That question has not been fully resolved.”
Vladyslav Novikov on OSINT, Russian Propaganda, and Ukraine’s AI Needs
How does Vladyslav Novikov explain the emotional toll of war journalism, Russian disinformation, and Ukraine’s need for advanced technology?
“I focus on the work, while hoping that one day the war will end.”
Jewish Heritage, Tikkun Olam, Spirituality, and the Partnership Alternative
How does Riane Eisler connect Jewish heritage, Tikkun Olam, spirituality, and partnership theory to social transformation?
“Partnership is a real alternative available to us.”
Ukraine, Trauma, Violence, and the Psychology of Domination Systems
How does Riane Eisler connect trauma, violence, war, and domination systems through her partnership model of social organization?
“Your experience of being in Ukraine is an important one. It allows you to experience, firsthand, what the domination system is ultimately about. It is about winning and losing, and it is about violence.” — Riane Eisler
John Lyman on Editorial Judgment, Global Readership, and Independent Publishing
How does John Lyman explain editorial judgment, global readership, contributor compensation, and ideological submissions at International Policy Digest?
“The first thing I would do is pay contributors. I have many long-term contributors who have supported the publication for years.”