Oh sure, some are reachable, but there are better uses of our energy than trying to convert MAGA nation — Don’t let the title fool you. I’m not saying that all Trump supporters are indelibly wedded to their current hero, incapable of changing their minds or walking away from him or the ideology to which he has given voice. After all, I am friends with several people who were once…

I said it, I mean it, and he can’t sue me for doing so, because truth is the ultimate defense against a charge of libel — When so-called coyotes shove desperate human beings in trucks to carry them over the United States’ southern border with vague promises of opportunity, we recognize their actions for what they are. Human trafficking. But when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — a potential presidential contender — shoves desperate human beings into…

Having the right to be a horrible person doesn’t mean you have to confirm that you are, indeed, a horrible person — Although its origin is unclear — having been attributed to both Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain — most of us have probably heard it said: It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt. One doesn’t have to say anything, after…

From voter fraud to pedophilia to playing victim, right-wingers accuse others of things that better describe themselves — Virtually everything the American far-right says about others reveals itself. They’re like a walking, talking cult of psychological projection. Consider who’s really engaged in election fraud Those who cleave to the MAGA agenda falsely say the left is fomenting voter and election fraud. And yet, in case after case, it’s Republicans casting ballots on behalf of dead…

Those who rationalize racial disparities often provide evidence for the very thing they deny — Over the past thirty years, I’ve written hundreds of articles and more than a half-dozen heavily footnoted books documenting the reality of racism as an ongoing force in America. In this, I am hardly alone. Scholars and researchers have long demonstrated how racism operates, individually and systemically, impacting the opportunity…

Forced to sell my baseball cards when I was broke, I missed out on a lot of money — but learned some valuable lessons — To answer the question posed in the title: it sucks. No shock there, I suppose. And no, I’m not exaggerating. If I still had the baseball card collection I possessed 30 years ago, I would be able to auction it for around half a million dollars today. I thought about…

His criticism of Senate Candidate John Fetterman reveals more than political partisanship — Every now and then, conservatives say the quiet part out loud. It’s the part that reminds you how they really feel about people who have committed themselves to public service rather than making gobs of money. They look down on them. We know they can’t stand teachers, for instance. They…

People retreat to their “right” to believe all manner of bullshit when they can’t actually defend it — Surely you’ve met them. They’re the “entitled to my opinion” folks. If you engage in political dialogue long enough, you will undoubtedly experience them in all their ignorant glory. These are the people who “do their own research,” despite having no training in research methods or how to evaluate the…

And like so many Trump lies, it’s calculated to inspire division and hate — There’s something inherently gross about the former President’s oldest son and namesake whining about student loan forgiveness. After all, Don Jr. was born to wealth and never had to worry about how to afford college. Or studying, as his path in the Trump Org was always secure, even if he…