Tag: politics
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Killing in the name of
In our new america, where “legitimate political discourse” is confused with haphazard insurrections, a whole range of other vile activities rapidly becomes normalized. When Paul Pelosi, husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy, was attacked by a hammer-wielding home invader, the writing was on the wall for what was to come. How did David…
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This is happening now
What does it mean to have deep convictions if one doesn’t act on them? Faith without works is dead. Truth is a funny thing. Like the tree falling alone in the forest, is truth unspoken equally powerless? Finding your voice is about believing in your worth. Rev. Lee Ann Bryce, First Congregational Church Leave it…
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It’s the economy stupid
This is a great episode. It summarizes the havoc of global tariff-based trade war: There’s a crystalized observation midway through where PJ Vogt asks the guest Brendan Greeley (professor of history, economy) about the nature of our national debt. Currently Europe and Asia own 30% of it; it would take us 7 years in current…
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the ship that can’t sink
I read It Can’t Happen Here during the first Trump admin. It was over-the-top (at the time), almost ridiculous. It’s certainly more apropos in the second term. Is America on the brink now? Have we caught up with The Handmaid’s Tale? These are essentially alarmist questions, but here’s something we can at least admit to…
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The impossible mission
I’m slowly coming back to the world of online journaling, but suffice it to say that the past 100ish days have been a whirlwind of chaos, none of it haphazard but rather orchestrated this time around. So much so, it has somewhat mirrored the kind of cartoon villiany of a James Bond film or the…
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Who are we?
In processing the stunning defeat of the first Black & Indian woman vice president in America, a good friend of mine had this insight: “When America tells you who she is, believe her.” This of course is a beautifully concise alteration of the often quoted Angelou line “When someone shows you who they are, believe…
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Kamala v Trump
I’m posting this on the eve of the U.S. election, November 4th. Even though we won’t likely know the outcome of the election until a week or so afterward, given how close the polling has been for weeks now, it feels right to put this up now, like the Chicago Tribune making their infamous headline…
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Won’t you be my neighbor
Look what came in the mail… Put a Harris Walz sign in your yard and you just might get a personal letter sent to you. I gotta hand it to them, rather than arguing the obvious personal character failings, they stuck to policy, however unsolicited.
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A longer table
This hymn we sing at our church so perfectly captures the Progressive Christianity we are striving for. It also speaks to our current political climate. I’m reminded of reading Philip Yancey so many years ago, What’s So Amazing About Grace. He described grace as scandalous. In a nation that is on the precipice of building…
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DNC, night #2
Michelle Obama. That’s all you need to review. She even eclipsed her hubby, it was that good: (Kamala Harris) understands that most of us will never be afforded the grace of failing forward. We will never benefit from the affirmative action of generational wealth. If we bankrupt a business or choke in a crisis, we…