John Pavlovitz

Independence Day Has Now Become the Farce of July

Independence Day Has Now Become the Farce of July

Weaponized patriotism is an intoxicant for easily manipulated people whose identities are shaped by those they hate, the neighbors and strangers they’ve been convinced are threats to be eradicated and dangers to be sent away.
No Kings Day Helped Me Find a Few Things I Had Lost

No Kings Day Helped Me Find a Few Things I Had Lost

No Kings Day was a glorious reminder of how powerful joy, hope, diversity, and our individual and collective humanity are in resisting this Renaissance of hatred—and that we are their caretakers.
Under Trump, No One is Really OK Right Now

Under Trump, No One is Really OK Right Now

There’s a conspiracy of pretending that many of us engage in because we’ve been conditioned to believe that exposing vulnerability or revealing despair are some kinds of character flaws or signs of weakness.
We Are All Los Angeles Now

We Are All Los Angeles Now

Trump is always looking for his Reichstag Fire—his reason to bring the hammer of the Military down upon the nation. Declaring Martial Law has always been his endgame, and his strategy has been transparent.
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