According to the Gospel of John, Jesus said, “the truth shall set you free.” (John 8: 32) So what happens to us, and to our nation, when we are enveloped by lies? (And, are all these lies “setting us free”?) Growing up, I was taught that facts...
It looks like we’re having a “cultural moment” around the very attractive Sydney Sweeney in the recent American Eagle Ad. So, just forget the genocide in Gaza, the unmitigated suffering in Sudan, or the announcement that we are sending submarines with nuclear missiles...
Jeffrey Epstein has risen from the dead. Whether by suicide or skullduggery, he died in his jail cell 7 years ago during the first Trump administration. He remains a symbol of male misogyny and pedophilia, which is why Donald Trump would like folks to forget all...
The flash flood of July 4 along the Guadelupe River in Texas has claimed at least 119 lives. As of July 9th, 2025, another 160 people are still missing. In our highly partisan politician environment, it didn’t take long for the blame game to begin. But the...
That Big Beautiful Bill that Just Passed? Well it is a big one, but . . . .what beauty is there in running up huge fiscal deficits, putting U.S. government’s creditworthiness at risk, all to give billionaires more tax breaks and cutting back health and food benefits...