The Trump Folk Community
I like to read on the toilet. It’s a pretty common trait, I know, but it facilitates a time of introspection when the mind is completely unoccupied except for a biological [...]
2016 Election
Countering Trump and His Administration
ELECTOR VOTE DECEMBER 19, 2016 Uniting Forces First and foremost, those dismayed by the November 8, 2016 election are urged to come together. Lack of cohesiveness among [...]
A Response to Trump
The election of Trump has put many of us at a loss for words. There’s been sadness, anger and denial. In a very real sense, many people are moving through whatever stages [...]
Magical Thinking and The Antiquity of Sin: What Trump Says About Religion
As exhausting as this election has been, I continue to submit that we will grow more from this than from almost any other political interactions in our time. I’ve spent a [...]
The Importance of Voting
Election Day is almost here. Next week, the question that has been in the minds of thousands of Americans for months will finally be answered. Will Donald Trump or Hilary [...]
Cruz Controlled: Glenn Beck, Privilege and Empathy
It can be tough having empathy sometimes. But it’s crucial that we do, because only in the light of seeing someone’s struggle can you understand your own. Recently, Ted [...]
“Who Belongs”: In Which I Say Something Nice About Donald Trump
It can be easy to get depressed with the rising polls for Donald Trump.. The Trump phenomenon really does seem to be a moment where we all think “It can’t happen here… [...]
Defending the Big Johnson: Why Gary Johnson’s Aleppo Gaffe Makes Him Better Than Trump
Libertarian Vice-Presidential candidate Bill Weld today reminded me of why I have a soft spot in my heart for true free market libertarians, even as I disagree with them on a [...]
Pacifism in the Age of Terror
In the weeks following the devastating Paris and San Bernardino attacks, the stakes are high for politicians to exploit the fear that has surfaced in the American psyche yet [...]
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