Republicans and the Right have successfully redefined the term to serve their ends. Refusing to adapt to that definition will only help them win. — In the wake of 2021’s very bad Election Day for Democrats, much talk has rightly focused on education as a wedge issue. In Virginia, particularly, schools and education were a cornerstone of Republican Glenn Younkin’s successful campaign against Democrat Terry McAuliffe. Some of the contentiousness around schooling comes from pandemic-related…

How the popular narrative around the 1992 incident led to a nation of white supremacists and mass murder — I think often about Ruby Ridge. In 1992, Randy Weaver was indicted by a grand jury for supplying illegal guns to white supremacist terrorists. After he ignored numerous attempts to summon him to court, federal agents went to his ranch to arrest him. Rather than surrender peacefully, Weaver and his…

I’m sorry to be a downer, but all indications show a bleak future for the American people and our government. — Good morning. This is not going to be uplifting. Let’s briefly review the circumstances. The January 6 commission, along with several other investigations, have turned up abundant evidence of the Trump Administration’s intentions, plans, and efforts to overturn a fair election and usurp power. …

Online platforms are not owned by their users, and that’s something the users working to make them special must remember. — If I’m honest, leaving Twitter is hard for me. It was my favorite social media platform for several reasons. For one, I liked most of the people I followed, and I learned a lot from them. My follower list includes a lot of people who are different from me and…

My archive finally arrived last night (four days after I requested it) which allowed me to delete my past tweets and leave a simple message for anyone who cares to find me. It’s not an easy decision. I’ve spent years building my follower list to more than 7,000 people, and…

The GOP claiming to protect masculinity and youth — and referring to your opponents as child predators — comes straight out of the Nazi playbook. I suspect you’re as tired as me of hearing how today’s Republican fascism parallels European fascism in the early 20th century. …