Month: September 2025

Many of us – those who are politically concerned, at least – are at a loss to know what to do to correct the nation’s rush to dismantle democracy in favor of authoritarianism. To call what’s happening fascism is no longer speculative but an empirical truth. The United States is becoming a fascist state. And…

The recent tragedy of the Kirk killing has put a spotlight on right wing efforts to break down the separation of church and state so that *Christian nationalism and MAGA politics merge to become the ruling party in the United States. If successful, it means a return to the Middle Ages where church and state…

This quote always comes to mind when I think about many of my good friends and politics since 2016. For years, especially during my time in the North Georgia mountains, I hung out with people who became good friends; we visited and helped one another, shared dinners and cocktails and in time, formed a “neighborhood”…

For the last weeks and months, I’ve lost my way. Much of this time I have simply tried to hide from a news cycle that each day brings more news of atrocities here and abroad. My morning coffee routine has become a time for despair and disbelief; our government has become increasingly authoritarian, challenging the…