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  • The Shutdown Stripped the Emperor Naked

    Well, folks — if you were still squinting to see whether the GOP had any shred of empathy left for ordinary Americans, the shutdown just switched the lights on and handed you binoculars. What…

  • They’re going to need more than name calling and lies!

    We are witnessing a full-throttle campaign of delegitimization being waged against anyone who dares to resist the presidency of Donald Trump and the Republicans backing him. Make no mistake: this is not about a…

  • 🎶 Beyoncé Meets Beethoven: A Night of Pure Joy

    Last night, I had the absolute pleasure of taking my Beyoncé-superfan granddaughter to the symphony at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. And let me tell you — when you combine Queen Bey’s fire with Beethoven’s…

  • WHY WE MUST NOT BE SILENCED

    A friend of mine recently wrote a post that struck a nerve. She argued that sharing politically charged sound bites, shorts, and reels only creates division, misunderstanding, and hatred. In her view, people who…

  • ✉️ The Abortion Conversion: How Religious Conservatives Found Their Cause in the 1970s

    If you listen to the rhetoric today, you’d think evangelicals have always cared about abortion. It’s portrayed as a timeless, unshakable, straight-from-the-Bible stance—as obvious as “thou shalt not kill” or “thou shalt not vote…

  • Democrats Finally Found the Message—and Republicans Hate It

    For years I’ve sat here grinding my teeth, watching Democrats walk into the political boxing ring armed with a stack of policy papers while Republicans waltzed in with a bullhorn, a catchy slogan, and…

  • Good day, America—though “good” might be a stretch.

    Tuesday, we witnessed the Republican Party’s idea of leadership: a bloated orange carnival barker and his second-string frat boy lapdog trying to tell the U.S. military what their jobs are. Imagine a pair of…

  • 🎃 October, You Beautiful Disaster

    October has arrived — crisp air, crunchy leaves, hayrides, football, bonfires, chili bubbling on the stove, pumpkin patches teeming with toddlers in knit hats, and the annual ritual of Americans buying decorative gourds they…

  • 🐰 Who the Heck is Bad Bunny, and Why the Super Bowl Just Got an Upgrade

    If you’ve been living under a rock (or, worse, watching Fox News on repeat), you might not know who Bad Bunny is. Let me enlighten you before you embarrass yourself at your Super Bowl…