Of all the terrifying trends under the umbrella of Mr. Trump, the rise of Christian Nationalism is the most sinister and dangerous. It is a descent into the vortex of anti-science, anti-knowledge, anti-enlightenment leading to a society run by dominant…

Free Speech in this country is apparently about as solid a concept as an ice cube in the desert. The President of the United States, the Attorney General of the United States, and the Director of the FBI all said…

No one should ever die over differences in belief. It is not the American way, or at least it never used to be the way we handled our disagreements. Mr. Kirk was a lightning rod of right-wing rhetoric and often…

In what some would classify as my descent into agnosticism or atheism, I am troubled by the virulence and resentment by the hyper-religious into my questioning their beliefs. Some are fuming, some spiteful, some simply bewildered. I find this confusing.…

I tried to go to an Italian bakery today and could not figure out why it was so crowded. This reminded why… (Here’s a re-posting of a piece I wrote some time ago. It’s the time of the year…but with…

Apparently those who remain blinded to the defeated former President still cannot differentiate between truth and a lie. We are forced to use the Keep It Simple Stupid approach to explain this rather obvious yet critical difference. The DFPOTUS (Defeated…

(Here’s a re-posting of a piece I wrote some time ago. It’s the time of the year…but with all the uncertainty, I missed the actual date of March 19th. My mom has now been gone for 11 years, but the…

There is a sad, yet well-established history in this country of aligning ourselves with groups and governments that are the antithesis of our cherished love of freedom. During WWII, we allied ourselves with the Soviet Union for the greater good…

We are, all of us, killing Christmas. We are engaged in the destruction of fellowship, good will, and a wish for happiness for all by abandoning rationality, tolerance, and understanding. This once uplifting time of the year fallen victim to…