May 8, 2019Tear down the border fencingIt’s not enough to be against a border wall; we need to push for the removal of all fencing at the US-Mexico border. The border wall is an easy “no” for politicians — it’s so unpopular and wasteful that it has become an easy punching bag for candidates, and it’s…Immigration2 min readImmigration2 min read
Feb 20, 2017Stop paying attention to ‘controversial’ attention-seekersTell me if this headline sounds familiar: “OWNED! [Left-leaning public figure] totally obliterates [alt-right mouth-breather]’s argument on [cable news show]!!” I’ve seen iterations of that on Twitter, Buzzfeed, Reddit, even (in varying forms) in the WSJ or NYT. …Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Feb 11, 2017The long, lonely high road for progressive leadersDemocrats in the US House, the Senate, and in governorships and state legislatures across the country are increasingly called on to action — or inaction — in the face of an onslaught of bad policy decisions by the President and GOP majorities. I’m glad to see it; we need to…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
