Watching him ride the wave of white supremacy into the White House was shocking at every moment. Even after it became obvious he was going to win. And every single day since the 2016 election I cringe at the thought of him and everything he represents. Really. At least once a day I literally cringe …
Truth is often uncomfortable. It’s why we look away many times or laugh nervously rather than to call someone out for a lie. It’s why we stuff ourselves down, rather than to speak up. Too often, even those around us whom we would trust in other aspects of our lives are complicit in upholding the …
“Trump and his acolytes are never more comfortable than when they are defending expressions of bigotry as plain common sense, and accusing their liberal critics of being oversensitive snowflakes who care more about protecting “those people” than they do about you.” What we are seeing now, trapped in our homes, sequestered from one another, is …