Lies we tell ourselves, when recognized as lies, tend to leave us feeling shocked or emotionally raw. I thought it was not possible for Donald Trump to be elected president, and in the shock that steadily mounted from 5 p.m. Tuesday to 2:30 Wednesday morning, I was forced to recognize that belief as not only… Read More Life after the Election: The Jubilee Year of Mercy was Just Practice

Last Tuesday evening, I sat down with a heaping plate full of Chinese food, surrounded by some of my closest friends, ready to watch history be made. Amid the hopeful excitement, a brief thought entered my mind: “What if this doesn’t turn out how I think it will?” As the evening continued and Donald Trump… Read More Politics Alone Won’t Save Us. Let’s Get to Work.

A few days ago, I watched a video that I found, perhaps surprisingly, very disturbing.  There was no bloodshed–no violence of any kind–nor was anyone verbally abused.  No animals, even, were harmed in the making of it.  In fact, the video was meant to be humorous.  It was a Triumph the Insult Comedy Dog special,… Read More Donald Trump’s Supporters and the Banality of Evil