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When Idiocy Becomes Evil: Why Bonhoeffer Was Right About Stupidity

We have to stop pretending that ignorance is harmless. And we have to stop excusing people who “didn’t know what they were getting into” after the damage is already done.

October 8, 2025

Some Targets Are Easier to Hit than Others

While South Park skewers Trump and CBS with no blowback, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are unceremoniously dumped from late night. Why? Because some targets are easier to sideline—especially when the stakes are corporate.

September 24, 2025

When Corporations Run the World, Your Rights Don’t Matter

ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! wasn’t just a business call—it was a reminder that corporations will always protect their profits over your rights. Even worse, many Americans are celebrating the silencing of speech they dislike, proving just how fragile our freedoms really are.

September 22, 2025

Not a Mistake but a Message: What Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Says About Free Speech in 2025

ABC didn’t silence Jimmy Kimmel for mocking Charlie Kirk’s death — his comments were about the MAGA reaction to it. That’s the point. The suspension exposes how dissent that punctures the political script is what truly cannot be tolerated in today’s America.

September 19, 2025

The Price of Belonging

Springsteen’s “My Hometown” has stirred something deep in me—a quiet ache I can’t shake. For the first time in my life, I’m wondering if I still belong in the place I’ve always called home.
A post about politics, identity, legacy, and the grief of watching your hometown become unrecognizable.

September 7, 2025 · 1 Comment

When Communities Tell Us Who They Are, We’d Better Listen

When Midland ISD voted to restore the name Lee to its high school, they weren’t compromising or hiding behind a safe title. They were telling us exactly who they are. And while I don’t like what that says about the community, I do value the honesty. It makes clear to the rest of us where Midland stands—and for me, that’s enough to know it’s not a place I’d ever want to live.

September 5, 2025

Call Me “Team Newsom”

Gavin Newsom isn’t just responding—he’s satirizing Trump in real time. Here’s why that matters and why I’m proudly saying, “Call me Team Newsom.”

September 3, 2025

The Misguided Mantra of the ‘Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaire’

Wealth is not the enemy—but pretending we’re already rich while defending the actual billionaires? That’s costing us more than we realize. This post explores the mythical imaginations of the “temporarily embarrassed millionaire” and why so many of us fight to protect a club we’ll never join.

August 22, 2025

What If ‘Humpty Dumpty’ Was the Original Protest Song?

Nursery rhymes like “Humpty Dumpty’ may have served as disguised social and political commentary—and why memes and TikToks might be our modern version of quiet resistance.

August 20, 2025

We Deserve Better Than This: Faith, Fraud, and the Fight for Texas Public Schools

As a new school year begins in Texas, students aren’t just returning to class—they’re entering a system under siege. A new law allows uncredentialed religious chaplains to replace licensed school counselors in public schools. It’s not about faith—it’s about power. And we all need to start paying attention.

August 15, 2025

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