What we saw this week from Hegseth was not just incompetence. It was contempt for the institution, the process, and the principle that no one in this country is above scrutiny.
We cannot profess to be anti-racist and be silent right now. We either need to find and raise our voices in opposition or admit that we really aren’t all that interested in equality.
Our ability to laugh at this man and his movement isn’t just a defense mechanism staving off hopelessness in a dire situation; it is a sure and steadfast declaration that we will not kiss the ring.
It is looking now more like a tsunami than a mere high tide is coming in November. But the removal of Trump and his band of crooks can happen even sooner if we can persuade Congress to do its job.
Women deserve to be safe in parks and schools and gyms and nightclubs, and definitely in their homes and their beds. That day may eventually come, though sadly, it will not be soon.
Today, we find ourselves mired in “the worst-run war in US history,” a witless war conducted mostly by thumb by “a depraved idiot“ with no plan, no map, no clue, inexorably morphed into the ”Worst. Ceasefire. Ever."
The movement calling itself “Make America Healthy Again,” is operating inside an administration that is actively working to reduce food access for the Americans who need it most.
You’ve let this nation’s children down by thrusting them into an America that is far less secure, less compassionate, less decent, more fractured, and more violent than it was when he arrived.
Ron DeSantis may finally be meeting his moment. He's convinced that the Constitution got it wrong with the 14th Amendment and that enslaved people learned useful skills.