Over the years I have posted that The time has come to amend the Arizona Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity (December 2017): The Arizona Civil Rights Act does not provide for express protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. A bill has been introduced in the Arizona legislature every year … Read more
“Fanaticism is not synonymous with faith; it is merely faith at its worst.” – Andrew Sullivan, from America’s New Religions. There is religious fanaticism loose in America. Jonathan Davis writes that “Christian nationalism – including the tendency of many evangelicals to seek power for themselves (and their version of Christianity) – is a threat to … Read more
In the chaos theory of governance of the Trump administration, so much craziness happens every day that it is easy to overlook important events in the din of noise. Which is really the whole point of chaos theory. Trump wants to overwhelm the senses with the vast volume of his craziness every day so that … Read more
Update to Take Michael Cohen’s chilling warning seriously: Michael Cohen knows the darkness in the soul of Donald Trump, and in the closing statement of his testimony on Wednesday he had a chilling warning for Americans. Michael Cohen’s parting shot: I fear what happens if Trump loses in 2020: Michael Cohen closed his remarkable testimony … Read more
It’s times like these that call for the wit and wisdom of Charles Pierce at Esquire. Ilhan Omar Prompted Democrats to Pass an Anti-Semitism Resolution That Puts Republicans in a Corner: The outrage, manufactured and/or inflated, over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s remarks concerning the influence of lobbyists on behalf of Israel has been a prime performative … Read more