When will we stop pretending this is normal?
While we’re all going about our daily business as though everything were normal, a petty dictator is amassing power in […]
Skip the online petitions and polls; get out and do something
Every day on social media, it’s the same thing: a one-question instant poll asking whether I think the occupant of […]
Guns are the problem
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“The problem is guns.
“If these angry white men couldn’t get their hands on guns, we wouldn’t have mass shootings.
“We need to regulate guns to keep them out of the hands of men who have been convicted of domestic violence, men who threaten people who disagree with them on social media, men who are members of “incel” (involuntarily celibate) groups, men who strut about in public with their assault-style weapons slung from their shoulders, thrilled that others “respect” (really, fear) them and believing it somehow will make their penises bigger.
“Because guns are the problem.”
Time to move the Overton Window back to the center
Have you ever heard of the Overton Window? That’s the movable political “center.” Back in the 1970s, the Democratic party […]
Stop denying your privilege. It’s truly offensive.
Last night, somebody shocked me by telling me I was talking “nonsense” when I insisted out current health care “system” […]
No more gradualism, no more excuses
A “friend” came onto my Facebook page yesterday to explain to me why we need to fix health care gradually. […]
Listen to the young people
Joe Biden won’t win. You can argue with that all you want, scream bumper-sticker slogans at me, hate people who […]
Republicans want a moderate; the people want change
We’ve seen a number of writings by Republicans lately urging Democrats to run another “moderate.” Here’s why we need to […]
Still grieving after all these years
I’ve spent the last month with family and close friends, which has done me a lot of good, but the […]
Why do I feel so angry all the time? Why doesn’t everyone?
With my vacation half over (I spent a week on Cape Cod camping with my sisters and leave tomorrow to […]