I hadn't realized I could watch an American political event and feel grief — and humiliation. Progress is not inevitable. We have to earn it. This mess happened because we allowed it to happen. Through our negligent distraction, we created a … [Continue reading] about From Lincoln-Douglas to Trump-Biden: Progress Is Not Inevitable
The end of Breonna Taylor’s life is a perfect example of how systemic racism works. I don’t know if any of the police officers involved is a racist — and because of systemic racism, that’s almost beside the point. And although I disagree, I can … [Continue reading] about The End of Breonna Taylor’s Life Shows How Systemic Racism Works
In pre-Trump days, the beyond-brazen hypocrisy of Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham and most other Republicans in Congress would have caused grave damage to their reputations. We've always had hypocrisy, of course, but it used to be that people were … [Continue reading] about Replacing RBG: Why the Hypocrisy Doesn’t Matter to Trump’s Base
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is symbolic of the slow death of democracy. She represented a model of public service set by the Founders, who in turn were inspired by the ancient Greeks and Romans and their concept of civic virtue. The word … [Continue reading] about The Death of Ginsburg and the Death of Democracy
Some of the attraction to Trump is based on a desire to indulge in evil for its own sake: for the sheer, dark pleasure of releasing humanity's ugliest urges — and that's a desire that's not found only in Trump supporters but in all of us. I got a … [Continue reading] about Trump and the Lure—for All of Us—of Evil for Its Own Sake