Musings of an Erstwhile Republican about the 2016 Election and What Really Makes America Great

Author’s note: If you do read this post, you might be offended (regardless of your partisanship or ideology — what I’ve written here includes plenty of things to be bothered by no matter who you are. That’s how I roll). But it’s…

Still

Content warning: Violence, abuse, other unsavory stuff.

One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all…

Cynicism Sucks.

Be skeptical. Be suspicious. Be studious. But fight the urge to become cynical.

Where Have All the Bumper Stickers Gone?

When we were campaigning for Bernie Sanders before the June California primary, we…

Notes on Love Days Before Marriage

I met Jeff three years ago at the bar where he likes to work and where I liked to drink. I was new…

Photos: 20 years of Texas death-row portraits

The human faces of inhumanity

The Children of Hawkins National Laboratory

011, as her name suggests, was my eleventh child. I hesitate to call them…

My Story

Whatever your politics, I think we can agree, this election has been difficult to stomach. In a bizarre sort of way, running for Congress has given me a welcome reprieve from the ugly nature of the Presidential campaigns. Frankly, I’ve been more consumed with trying to run my own race than read every mean tweet…

Would Progressive Economics Win Over Trump’s White Working Class Voters?

There will be a lot to…

Feminism Should Come With a Warning Label

I recently saw a Facebook post going around that encouraged girls to be loud. Telling…