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April 2020

April 16, 2020

The Art of the Deal…with the Devil

In 1987, Donald Trump published a book (written by Tony Schwartz) called The Art of the...

December 2019

December 19, 2019

Why Trump’s Impeachment Fills Me with Anxiety and Dread

Some of my left-leaning friends took to social media last night and posted joyous, celebratory...

December 15, 2019

An Open Letter to all the Conservative Christian Friends I’ve Unfollowed During the Coup

Dear friends and family that I've unfollowed recently, You won't be reading this directly off...

December 09, 2019

Conservative Christians, It’s Time to Step Up: Where are Your Good Samaritans?

Our nation lies stripped and beaten. We've been left for dead, lying in a roadside...

October 2019

October 10, 2019

I Dreamed I Was Dreaming

I dreamed I was dreaming when an unscrupulous, misogynistic, billionaire reality tv star announced his...

September 2019

September 25, 2019

Dear Donald, I’m Going to Miss You

Dear Donald, You may be surprised to hear this from me, given how much I've...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

Welcome to Sameville, USA

Welcome to Sameville, USA. If you’re one of us, you’re going to like it here....

February 2019

February 24, 2019

Faith and the Pursuit of Happiness

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they...

February 17, 2019

The “Sin” of Liberalism

Look at that guy sitting in the pew over there. Who does he think he’s...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

Democrats Need to Pull Their Heads Out of Their Mascots and Focus on a Winning Strategy

Trying to support the Democratic Party can be quite vexing. I believe a progressive political...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

America’s Systemic, Organizational Cancer

Is there anything more toxic and depressing than systemic, organizational cancer? Anyone who has ever...

January 2018

January 19, 2018

How Did We Get Here?

Welcome to Bizarro World. For more than a year now, millions of Americans have been walking...

January 12, 2018

A Letter to Martin Luther King, from Trump’s America

Dear Martin, You don't know me. Our paths never crossed. I was a just a...

December 2017

December 13, 2017

The victory of Doug Jones over Roy Moore reveals smoldering embers of hope

It was no ordinary special election to fill a Senate seat vacancy. This election...

November 2017

November 09, 2017

Hope is Rising in Trump’s America

It's been a full year now since that most unlikely of presidential elections in American...

November 02, 2017

An Indelible Stain

No matter what happens from here on out, it feels the damage is done. We...

September 2017

September 13, 2017

5 Keys for the Democrats to Win Back the White House in 2020

Democrats, here is my five-point checklist. Take or leave it, as you wish, but I...

June 2017

June 22, 2017

Islands of Blue

If you follow American politics at all, you are familiar with maps like the one...

May 2017

May 12, 2017

Dear Hillary

Dear Hillary, You should sit down for this, there are some things that need to...

February 2017

February 23, 2017

7 + 45 = History’s Odd Couple…The Similarities between Jackson and Trump

When Donald Trump was elected President, quite a few people asked me which former POTUS...

November 2016

November 17, 2016

An Open Letter to the Democratic Party

Dear Democrats, I am writing this letter to you out of love and concern. I...

November 16, 2016

Weighing in on the Electoral College

Every election in the United States is done by popular vote, except one. The election...