America is the 37th Greatest Nation on Earth (in 13 Charts)
If there’s one thing hundreds of millions of Americans agree on, it’s that America is great. Are we? If so, in what way?
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From Sand Creek to the Table Mesa King Soopers: Here’s What I Think
I think a lot of us are sick to death of political leaders who report to arms dealers. What do you think?
Read moreInauguration Day: Dignity Returns to the Oligarchy
“Better than Trump” isn’t the same as “better.”
Read moreThe Progressive Response: Grief, and Tears
I wasn’t surprised by the election results. They’re still incomplete, and Biden may yet win, but regardless of the final tally half the country turned out to make clear just what they are. Just what we are. The thing that did take me aback a bit was the reactions of my friends. Sure, there was some outrage, as you’d expect.
Read more11.4.2020: American Democracy To-Do List
This will get us started. Did I leave anything out?
Read moreThe Ties That (No Longer) Bind
Make no mistake: Donald Trump is a referendum on what kind of human being you are. And you’re a referendum on me. We are who we ride with.
Read moreI’m Glad I Wasn’t Black Today
What can I say that won’t be proof of my privilege? Let’s be honest: right now, and in the near future, I get to be privileged white man on parade.
Read moreDear Conservatives: It’s Judgment Day
This might be a good moment to break out your New Testament, review the parts in red, and consider the unsettling possibility that Jesus meant what he said.
Read moreTrump’s “Failure” to Denounce White Supremacy: Journalistic Malpractice in the First Degree
You at the Times … you’ve got something orange on your face. No, down a little, on your chin…
Read moreCincinnati Play-By-Play Announcer and Known Man of Faith Victimized By Probability
What are the odds, really? I mean, you do something so out of character you’ve never done it before, and that one time in your entire fucking life there just happens to be someone recording.
Read moreIf Woody Guthrie Were Still Alive…
…Matthew Grimm’s Dumpster-Fire Days would be his favorite album of the last decade.
Read moreWhat conclusions would I draw about you if I didn’t know you?
When you say things like “people dying is unfortunate, but this destruction of property is unacceptable” instead of “property damage is unfortunate, but the killing of innocent people is unacceptable” … what should we think?
Read moreDefund the Police? Good Cops, Bad Cops…
The issue isn’t whether you respect Black Lives Matter. It isn’t whether you respect the Police. It’s whether the Police believe all are equal under the law.
Read moreStop Saying “Cancel Culture”
When you hear people complaining about cancel culture, ask yourself some questions.
Read moreIf We Shouldn’t Judge the Founders by Our Values, Should We Live by Theirs?
The argument that we can’t judge historical figures by current standards is an explicit affirmation that their values are not applicable in the 21st century.
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