Resistance Is Necessary

“Martin King Jr, whose words have been domesticated so that people aren’t shaken too much had a way of saying, ‘There’s a sickness gripping our nation’. I was hoping we would at least get out of the ICU, stabilize the patient. We have some moral work to do”. — Rev. Raphael Warnock at Ebenezer Baptist…

Later this week, I will attend the 50th reunion of a camp I attended in New Hampshire. These people are the best people I know — the essence of liberal (aka “Jesus-based” rather than doctrine-based) Christianity which the world needs more than ever. They bring joy to the people around them, they lead lives worthy…

I just heard the news from my wife: After stalling and stalling to prevent Trump from going to trial (for espionage!) since last year, after issuing non-ruling after non-ruling, the Judge in the case (appointed by Trump!) has dismissed the case, by saying that there should be no special counsel! On the day that the…

Donald Trump is running for President as a Republican. He believes in White Supremacy He’s committed more crimes than most of us can imagine. He runs his life like a mob boss. If American votes for him, it elects a cross between Hitler and Al Capone. Joe Biden is running for President as a Democrat.…

I’m listening to a re-hash of the Supreme Court’s hearing of the 14th Amendment/Colorado State election case and I am appalled by the fact that no one there wanted to make a decision about the 14th Amendment. One of the male justices, in fact, said something like, “You don’t expect us to make a statement,…

In no particular order, here are some things I learned on my recent trip to Europe: Just like in Prague, Belfast, London and Paris, America is not the center of the universe. People in Italy mostly care about Italians in their news. They could use the Americans with Disabilities Act here. There is so much…

Last night, the Supreme Court of Colorado decided that: a) Donald Trump engaged in an insurrection and b) the 14th Amendment says that insurrectionists can’t run for office and c) Donald Trump can’t be put on the ballot in Colorado (this part was stayed legally until Trump’s team can make a legal challenge). Shortly after…

I remember a time when I believed this was true of all the people in government. I expect it now. I think this is what most of us expect from government.. If you don’t live up to these reasonable expectations, I won’t vote for you. I don’t believe you should be in government, and I…