Tag: politics
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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…
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Reverend Senator
Wow, the words of the reverend and US Senator, Raphael Warnock! I’m saying it now, he’s got the spirit of MLK and I hope he stays in politics. The man can preach. I’ve clipped some of his speech on day #1 from the Democratic National Convention. This is remarkable, soulful stuff. Covenant with America A…
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New look on life
Wow, what a difference a week can make! In our new ever-accelerating political cycles, just 24 hours can change an entire landscape. The last time I wrote about this election season, it was Joe’s disastrous debate, where a couple things became clear really fast: The pressure to step down ramped up, especially from inside the…
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Democracy Bible Study
I got this weird little comic book a little while ago. It’s by historian Timothy Snyder. On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century was been adapted from Snyder’s full length, “regular” book of the same name (which itself was excellent). Why he or his publisher decided to turn it into a comic…
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Huey Trump
Huey Long was a 1930s governor from Louisiana . He was a rising star of left-wing politics, known for his extreme populism and radical, rousing speeches. He was further left of FDR, opposed the New Deal as insufficient, and advocated for wealth redistribution. He was impeached by the LA legislature for abuse of power in…
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State of affairs
The first presidential debate was last night and I have thoughts.