In a bone-chilling piece published in The New York Times yesterday morning (July 17, 2023), the goals of Trump's plans for a second term are clearly laid out and will bring an end to life as we know it. What is that goal? "...[T]o alter the balance of power by increasing the president's authority over every part of the federal government..."
Happy 4th of July 2023: Celebrating the Erosion of American Rights & Freedoms
As we head into the 4th of July holiday weekend, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) once again gives us even less reason to feel the least bit celebratory. In sweeping rule, SCOTUS rules for Christian web designer’s free speech over LGBTQ+ protections Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in...
It *Really IS* a Battle for the Soul of the Nation
There’s a. lot. going on these days. Feeling like the mighty walls of our democratic republic are crumbling down all around you? I get it. I feel it too. Did any of us really expect anything else to happen? We’ve lived on borrowed time, it seems, with merely the facade of a just and fair and representative government. I wish I could pinpoint the moment in history when it stopped...
SCOTUS’ Rulings Trampling Civil Rights
It’s been a rough season for civil rights in the United States. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), leaning heavily conservative and clearly Christian-biased, seems to be trampling on many of our most fundamental rights, including those long since established and settled issues meant to respect and honor the very basic tenets of American life. SCOTUS has rocked the very...