Category: Politics

Trumpism’s Lack Of Joie De Vivre And The Fear Of Being A Loser

David Todd McCarty- September 7, 2020

The cheap tawdriness of Trumpism belies a lack of class and sophistication found not only in Trump, but in the puerile exhibitions of his followers.  ... Read More

Angry And Afraid

David Todd McCarty- August 30, 2020

There is a new silent majority in America—a peculiar coalition of Leftist Progressives, establishment Democrats and moderate Republicans who recognize how dangerously close this republic ... Read More

The Value Of Criticism

David Todd McCarty- August 25, 2020

The concept of ‘love it or leave it’ is antithetical to the principles our country was founded on, not the least of which was the ... Read More

The Power Of One

David Todd McCarty- August 23, 2020

Maybe more impactful than the faceless throng in the streets chanting pre-packaged slogans, is the solitary protestor, earnest, vulnerable and alone. By David Todd McCarty ... Read More

Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Gloom Of Night Could Stop Them—Twas The Swamp

David Todd McCarty- August 21, 2020

It’s a strange time in America when citizens feel they have to defend the United States Post Office against an attack from the President himself. ... Read More

I Thought You Had It

David Todd McCarty- August 20, 2020

In times of crisis, individuals have been known to fail to act when they are part of a group, because they assume someone else will ... Read More

These Unprecedented Times: America’s Existential Crisis

David Todd McCarty- August 20, 2020

It’s become an overused epithet, "these unprecedented times," to describe the chaos we’re experiencing, but we should recognize that there is literally no precedent for ... Read More

The Myth Of Waiting Your Turn

David Todd McCarty- August 19, 2020

Americans believe in fairness, almost above all other things, but even as meritocratic as we believe ourselves to be, we are still willing to accept ... Read More

The Deepest Cut

Melisha Anderson- August 18, 2020

Racial and gender stereotypes have long been weapons used to cut down and belittle women of color, but it’s a stark reminder of where we ... Read More

The Wages Of Sin

David Todd McCarty- August 17, 2020

America’s conservatives have abandoned all that was once holy to them, trading in their crumbling economic theology for a decadent orgy of greed and self-indulgence. ... Read More