Do not forget her — I give you a warning that this piece is emotional and a possible trigger for sensitive people. I write this piece to make you uncomfortable. We all should be uncomfortable. A woman died that day. Never forget that. I know you are sick of hearing about January 6. If you…

It is this American obsession with “either/or” that is truly destroying our society on every level — It is something so fundamental to our society and culture that I think many of us fail to stop and really think about it. …

Yes, it is comical, but the trail of money is not funny at all — I want to know where the money came from. Yes, the big story in the news is the laundry list of lies from the newly elected member of Congress, George Santos (R-NY). What did he lie about? Well, everything, basically. Technically, you could even say his very name is a…

Being afraid versus having a heart — It had been a while since I took a peek at Fox News. This seemed like a good time to look in on Earth 2. For a long time, Fox News had been the proverbial “boy who cried wolf” about our border with Mexico, and since there now is an…

A whistleblower by the name of Rev. Rob Schenck outed some conservative justices as corrupt Christian elitists — Remember Ruth Bader Ginsberg? Remember her reserve, her impeccable ethics, and her carefully measured and dignified speeches? Do you remember? It almost feels like ancient history to me in the face of a Supreme Court which is now held largely in contempt by a majority of Americans. The Court has…

Apparently so, considering how patriarchal institutions particularly target them, and that begs the question why? — The rise of venomous and unforgiving targeting of trans women and drag queens is not just another aspect of escalating culture wars in our society. It is not just the culture war du jour. This is different. This has far deeper roots, and not just historically but psychologically. …

And all they are doing now is fighting over more matches — I watched Trump’s running-for-president announcement speech. Well, actually, I watched some of it. Though I often brag I have a cast-iron stomach, even I do have my limits. I watched about the first 20 minutes or so. It was educational. I learned a lot that I didn’t know. Trump spent…

On a key issue, the polls were wrong (or manipulated, or faulty, or whatever) as it was NOT the economy, stupid — Polls were wrong when it came to what issue mattered most to voters. They were spectacularly wrong. Being a little off could be chalked up to just the nature of statistical sampling. Being spectacularly off either means incompetence/stupidity or something more nefarious, or both. Regardless, the story of these midterms…

You should know what is happening, since it is not what is coming in the future, but rather what is already here — My phone buzzes on my desk. I’m working, so I do not want to be disturbed, but I glance at it. It is a message from our secure, encrypted, Signal chat group. I take a look. The message says that “Jane’s” ride fell through. Can anybody help? …