Yes, I’m A Hateful Human Being

I often have people tell me that I’m a hateful human being. Sometimes, these are complete strangers who incessantly lurk like sharks in my Twitter …Yes, I’m A Hateful Human Being

The Trauma Anti-Vaxxers and Anti-Maskers Are Inflicting on Children

It’s open season on school children. In the wake of nearly two years of a pandemic that has raged furiously through the planet, politically-poisoned,…The Trauma Anti-Vaxxers and Anti-Maskers Are Inflicting on Children

When Your Personal Freedom is Killing People

Freedom is an unearned privilege—and you have it. If you were born here in America you inherited it. It came with your breath and your birth …When Your Personal Freedom is Killing People

The Grief We Postponed for a Year

Last night I was talking to a group of people about the last year and a half and the toll it’s taken on all of us. They inventoried the familiar …The Grief We Postponed for a Year

Conservatives are Not Getting Vaccinated, to Own the Libs

Today, I received a text from our local pharmacy here in North Carolina, asking us to contact two friends or family members and tell them to get …Conservatives are Not Getting Vaccinated, to Own the Libs

When Republicans Say “Woke,” They Really Mean “Human.”

The politics of fear is nothing new. We’ve seen it throughout history. It’s a well-worn playbook. When you lack actual ideas, you need an enemy. When…When Republicans Say “Woke,” They Really Mean “Human.”

Can America Be Saved?

Some days I wonder if this nation can be saved. I know what I’m supposed to believe: that America is still in its infancy, that it is a beautiful …Can America Be Saved?

The Cruelty Sickness of Kind People

I am a collector of stories. I watch people, I listen closely to them, I eavesdrop on their conversations in person and on social media, and I look …The Cruelty Sickness of Kind People

They Survived a Global Pandemic, But Not America’s Gun Epidemic.

The ten victims in Boulder and the eight in Atlanta were survivors. They had managed to weather the greatest public health crisis of our lifetime: an…They Survived a Global Pandemic, But Not America’s Gun Epidemic.

Grieving Half a Million American Lives

AP Photo/Butch Dill 500,000 people in a year, gone. 5 full University of Alabama Stadiums. 192 9-11 attacks. 8.6 Vietnam Wars. 500,000 lives in 12 …Grieving Half a Million American Lives