Protesting has long been a common form of resistance, and lately in the United States we’ve seen popular protests against police violence, pipeline construction, and in response to the election of Donald Trump. The right... Read More

It's getting late and the crowded bar is starting to thin out. I have a half-drunken glass of beer in front of me that’s gone warm. A collection of Clive James essays lies next to... Read More

Valentine’s Day excerpt from Holidays and Other Disasters (Humanist Press, 2013) “On St. Valentine’s Day, 1989, the last day of her life…” – The Ground Beneath Her Feet Both for his unflagging love of literature... Read More

Lots of adults eschew Valentine’s Day as a forced holiday that makes single people feel bad and couples feel pressured to spend money and deliver the perfect dinner, chocolate, flowers, or other gift. Still, most... Read More

With the new presidential administration and a Republican majority in Congress, I think we can all expect a reinvigorated attack on abortion access, so let’s reassess where we are. We could discuss any number of... Read More

During his first weeks in office, President Trump signed several executive orders for an Environmental Protection Agency media blackout, a ban on funding global organizations that either perform or mention abortion, and the now-infamous “Muslim... Read More

The pictures shown here were taken when I was in Iraq during my first tour with the US Army Rangers. We operated out of a small town called Hawijah, and the countryside around it was... Read More