Tag: politics

  • In Bad Faith

    In Bad Faith

    The political impact of these “don’t say gay bills” is furthering incoherent and illogical laws for culture war benefit.

  • The Right Thing

    The Right Thing

    We are always obsessed with figuring out what the right thing to do is in any given situation. When a person is killed by police, that right thing becomes even more fraught. When the killing looks like murder and we can see it with our own eyes? Well…you get it. We want to know what…

  • It’s still about race — MLK Day isn’t the end

    It’s still about race — MLK Day isn’t the end

    The holiday doesn’t mark an end to racism. It reminds us of its consistency.

  • Partisanship may help us understand

    Partisanship may help us understand

    Partisanship may help us understand what is going on at the moment. But it doesn’t always help us know what to do.

  • Being Good News

    Being Good News

    Being surrounded by bad news is exhausting. Trying to do good things can feel fruitless. And yet we know it is right.

  • Expectations are fluid

    Expectations are fluid

    We treat expectations like they’re rigid and predictable. And they might seem to be. Until one set meets another.

  • There’s more than one reason to leave Twitter

    There’s more than one reason to leave Twitter

    We called it a hellsite. Our main source of news. Social media. Tech platform. It was always more than free speech.

  • People vote for People

    People vote for People

    It seems obvious. There are names on the ballot. We tap the screen or punch the card to elect a specific person to office.