Trump is out of the White House, but American democracy is on the ropes and teetering on the brink of competitive authoritarianism controlled by theocrats and oligarchs. With its cherished institutions hobbled, political norms trampled, guardrails severely damaged, and body politic divided by chasms of race and geography, can the U.S. survive another administration dedicated…
White Evangelicals Are Why America Can’t Have Nice Things
Evangelicals see themselves as the most persecuted group in America, despite not actually knowing any of the people they feel are getting a better deal.
We Must Protect Our History From White Supremacists
As long as there is the perception that medievalism is somehow linked with racism, it affects all of us in the hobby.
Religion Is Never An Acceptable Excuse For Verbally Abusing Children
When a child is transgender, people seem to lose any sort of rational perspective.
Abortion Rights Aren’t Coming Back
Justice Alito’s leaked draft goes a lot further than ending the right to an abortion. What can Democrats do to mitigate the damage?
DON’T BUY ALITO’S ASSURANCES: HERE’S WHAT HAPPENS NEXT AFTER ROE FALLS
the question: what happens after this decision is formally handed down, likely in June? To paraphrase Shakespeare, Hell will be empty, and all the devils will be here.
We Have a Lot to Learn From the War in Ukraine
Putin may be losing the war militarily, but he very well might be winning in his battle against democracy here in the U.S. Here are some crucial takeaways.
The U.S. is barreling towards Dred Scott II
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905
Putin sees JK Rowling as kindred spirit in war against Trans people
Rowling missed the point, failing to understand that a political endorsement by Putin is same as getting one from Adolf Hitler
Trans People Are in Grave Danger
The GOP have focused their vitriol on the trans community, whom they depict as an existential threat to justify their plans to eradicate their existence from society. Sound familiar?
Republicans Don’t Care About Your Facts
The GOP wants a sanitized version of history that requires zero introspection or empathy. They misperceive efforts to teach accurate history as attempts to make kids feel ashamed of who they are.