In Interesting Times

Constant crisis breeds despair

In light of today’s executive order regarding family separation, keep this in mind:

* We’ll still be holding families in camps and cages for an indefinite period of time for committing a misdemeanor.

Dangerous changes to the way some think about political violence

Whether you’re a nation or an individual, I believe there are times when the bad is so bad and the threat is so physical that violence is the only rational response. That applies to presidents, members of the military…

I don’t have to imagine the courage because I’ve seen it myself

Lots of commentary about the Sinclair Broadcast Group anchors and reporters and how they’re being “forced” to broadcast these stories and read the company’s scripted propaganda. I used the word forced in my own initial…

We have met the enemy and he is not us

Here’s how the president-elect chose to greet us this morning: “Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do. Love!”

All that happened *today*

Republican members of the House intel committee voted to release a memo that is overwhelmingly partisan but full of sensitive information; the Department of Justice has said that the release would be “extraordinarily reckless.” The president pushed out a leader of the FBI; the…

Speak up. Every time.

It’s been a while, but I’ve spent my time around shameless racists and bigots.

People who puffed out their chests and said that they would be sure to keep the town I grew up in a sundown town even if that couldn’t be the law any more. Kids who knew every joke in…