Women’s March: 2020 Reflections and 2021 Forecast
Reports on the Women’s March usually focus on the number of attendees and the weather. Yes, it was cold, but I knew I had the freedom to leave whenever I wanted to, unlike, say, many incarcerated pregnant women restrained by... Read More
Hey, Betsy, Leave Them Kids Alone
If you’re an avid Simpsons fan like me, you’ll recall the time Ned Flanders, the religious “neighboroni” to the Simpson family, becomes the principal of the elementary school. Flanders leads the school in a simple... Read More
The Overlooked Story of Australia’s Bushfires
The whole world has been watching for months as massive bushfires spread across Australia. Much concern has been voiced regarding who is being devastated most, with a sharp focus on land loss and animals and... Read More
What Martin Luther King Jr. Taught Me
As we get closer to Black History Month I often find myself looking for information beyond what I like to call “Commercial Black History.” What do I mean by this? Well, it’s the histories trotted... Read More
Some Justice Prevails after Drag Queen Story Hour Drama
The defendant, Ashley Morgan, stood in front of Judge Robyn Ripple this past summer, having been given the opportunity to speak in his own defense after being charged with five misdemeanors for rushing past police... Read More
So We Lost – What Now?
The Supreme Court has historically protected church-state separation and civil rights, however, recent appointments influenced by white Christian nationalists and their lobbying groups have dramatically changed the makeup of the court. This change is clearly... Read More
When Non-Stories Become Stories: A Media-Manufactured Controversy
If you’ve been losing faith in the American press—in the ability of even mainstream journalists to discern the relevant from the irrelevant and to report responsibly on the former—you’ll probably want to avoid op-ed columnist... Read More
