A combat veteran says the right wing in American politics has been radicalized further than most Americans realize, and that voting out the Republicans won’t be enough. Adam G. House argues the country needs a public reckoning with white Christian supremacist violence, and that Americans should look to the abolitionists.
Kill yourself over an election result? To most adults that probably sounds completely irrational, but then again most adults aren’t queer teenagers living in Alabama.
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…
The election might be over, but the fight is just beginning. When everything feels uncertain, it’s time to regroup, face hard truths, and decide what comes next—because the future is unwritten, and we’re the ones holding the pen.
74 million people voted for Donald Trump. Writing them all off as irredeemable bigots risks deepening divides and repeating these outcomes in future elections. Instead of impulsively dismissing them as sexist or stupid, we should listen to what they say about the frustrations driving their choices. Understanding their grievances isn’t excusing hatred—it’s a crucial step toward bridging divides and protecting democracy.
Civil discourse didn’t die with a bang. It bled out slowly while most of us were busy yelling at each other online. I felt it this past summer on a family trip to Port Aransas, walking along the beach with my 11-year-old daughter. She pointed to a line of pickup trucks flying political flags, most…
