History Has Its Eyes On Us
When our children and grandchildren look back on this era, the Coughin’ Twenties, what will they say?
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American History MMXX – Communal Violence
It’s possible for a house to be flooded to the ceiling and on fire at the same time. On social media, I see a lot of white folks posting news articles and photos of little black kids who were killed over Fourth of July weekend. Either they or the commenters always say the same things.…
My Presidential Address
Obviously, I’d be voted out of office after my first term for being too centrist. I. My fellow Americans. We live in troubled times. America is at a crossroads. Rarely, have we faced bigger challenges. Our mettle and our ideals are truly being tested. And yet, rarely have we been more polarized and more divided.…
Lungs on Fire
Here come the drums I. Am. Enraged. Raw. I try not to watch the news, but inevitably get caught up and it’s brutal on the psyche. There’s so much appropriately righteous anger and so many are breathing fire — frustrated rage, a bloody trail of history, atrocities never punished or rectified or even acknowledged, and…
LGN 136: Snow Good
The struggle continues. But why? Upgrades? Representation Why? Here’s a question for you. Why would anyone drive for hours possibly in dangerous snowy and icy conditions, fly across countries and oceans, pay hundreds of dollars or even thousands, stand outside often in freezing temperatures, brave crowds, wait sometimes for half an hour in a lift…
In Defense of Men
Inside: trigger warning for talk of sexual assault and violence; Kavanaugh hearing; It’s too long. I’m trying to pare it down a bit.; Wait. How is it 300 words longer now? I’ve been working intermittently on a blog entry titled “In Defense of Men” for a while. It is a little #notallmen, to be honest,…
Introducing “Just Go Outdoors”
We’re all in this together.
An American Problem
I’m thinking about it like this. What actions can we take that will stop the next school/church shooting? What actions can we take that will stop a school/church shooting ten years from now?
#EtTu
The #metoo news articles have died down a bit. Is it fading from the national consciousness? I’ve never agreed with the idea that sexual assault and harrassment is all about power and not sex. metoomovement
