Hollow Mockery: Douglass, Jefferson, and 250 Years of a Promise Unkept
“Your 4th of July is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license . . . your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery.”
— Frederick Douglass (1852)
“We Will Live in a Fascist Country”: Beto O’Rourke on the Stakes of 2026 Midterms
Beto O’Rourke recently sat down with Jeremy Wallace on Texas Take, the political podcast from the Houston Chronicle, for a wide-ranging conversation about the 2026 midterm elections, executive power, and the future of American democracy. The full interview runs close to an hour. What follows is a single uninterrupted excerpt in which O’Rourke lays out what he believes…
A Party That Seeks to Nationalize and Control Elections Has Entered Fascist Territory
Like most everything authoritarian regimes do, this latest sideshow stems from a place of fear. Trump is arguing for federal control because some states are producing outcomes that frighten him.
The Killing of Alex Pretti Should Be the Breaking Point
Alex Pretti’s death shows what happens when armed federal agents are given political cover to operate above the law and the public is told to ignore what it can plainly see. When the state kills in public and lies about it afterward, neutrality is no longer an option.
The Mark Kelly “Sedition Scandal” and a President Who Doesn’t Understand the Oath
President Trump has a long history of disparaging members of the military who disagree with him. Back in 2015, he shrugged off John McCain’s five and a half years as a POW with “He’s not a war hero… I like people who weren’t captured,” and kept sniping at him even after he died. It runs…
Combat Veteran and Former Republican Calls on Americans to Join the ‘No Kings’ Protests
No Kings. No Tyrants. No Excuses. My good friend Adam “Brick” House is a combat veteran and longtime activist. He’s served his country in uniform, worked on campaigns, marched in protests, and never sworn loyalty to any party, only to the Constitution. In this video, Adam calls on all of us—veterans, activists, and citizens who still believe…
Combat Vet Stands Against Trump, ICE, & Politicization of the Military
Choose you this day whom ye shall serve. It is imperative that We The People maintain a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR DICTATORS. “I, Adam G. House, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and…
Trump’s Third-Term Talk Is a Warning We Shouldn’t Ignore
After nearly a decade of Donald Trump dominating America’s frontal lobe, most of us have developed the survival skill of rolling our eyes and moving on. Ten years of Trump noise will do that to a body. We’ve watched reality TV bleed straight into the Oval Office until everyone’s half-sedated, doom-scrolling through each new absurdity…
First They Came for the Bureaucrats: Krebs and Taylor Are Critics, Not Criminals
Donald Trump is now using the federal government to go after people who hurt his feelings. On April 9th, he ordered formal investigations into two former officials, Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor, and as far as I can tell neither of them broke any actual laws. No, they did something much worse that mere criminal activity, at…
Surrender in Slow Motion: The Soft Collapse of American Democracy
What if the collapse of a democracy doesn’t come with sirens or boots in the street, but with slogans, executive orders, and billionaires in boardrooms? A quiet drift toward something unrecognizable: a system where mythology replaces accountability, unelected tech moguls shape public policy, and fear becomes the new filter for free speech. The warning signs are easy to ignore—until the ground gives way.
President Trump, Get Well Soon
I don’t revel in the prospect that Donald J. Trump could potentially die from complications related to his now-confirmed infection. And even if you see him as an evil political enemy deserving of whatever he gets, I think it more prudent that you don’t rub the salt in our fellow American’s wounds either. Like it or not, Trump is currently beloved by a large number of Americans; and they will be deeply grieved if their dear leader dies. For Trump’s opponents to celebrate in such a grave event, should his death take place; it would forever embitter Trump’s followers and potentially elevate him to a martyr in their eyes.
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