Tag Archives: Trump

Trump is becoming dictator

Peter Wehner clearly states the case that Trump is in the process of making himself a dictator (“authoritarian” national leader).

What Angela Rigas said about the protestors at her house

A legal and moral examination of Angela Rigas’s response to a peaceful protest outside her home—what the law says, what her rhetoric reveals, and what leadership should look like.

A failure of hospitality is a grave failure (taking a cue from Timothy Snyder)

Timothy Snyder identified failure of hospitality as the first of five failures in the outrageous Trump-Vance reception of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House. This post explores the seriousness of hospitality failure from a biblical, Christian point of view.

How to stay informed

Several friends have aske me where I get news these days. They just wanted a couple of suggestions. Of course I couldn’t just do that. I wrote something longer. But then I went back and made a short cersion. So there’s the short version, then the long version. This is all off the cuff. SHORTContinue reading “How to stay informed”

An important announcement: I am not changing my Facebook profile pic

So many questions this morning. Some huge, some trivial. I cannot deal with the big questions right now. So I give you my answer to a trivial question that you did not ask: I am not changing my Facebook profile picture. The “Love Anyway” hat stays. It feels heavier and tighter. I felt a powerfulContinue reading “An important announcement: I am not changing my Facebook profile pic”

All Saints in an election year

Not much of a story, but it’s true. I failed to get the whole story. I wish I had asked more questions, but I didn’t want to be any more intrusive than I already had been. Friday evening around 7, when I was getting home from work, a light-colored minivan that preceded me up GlengarryContinue reading “All Saints in an election year”

January 6, Angela Rigas, and the way forward

Yale historian Timothy Snyder has posted a 15-fact summary of the January 6 committee’s report. You should stop now and read it if you have not already. I said yesterday (in a FaceBook post) that no one can be surprised by continuing revelations of Trump’s misdeeds. Anyone with clear moral vision knew what Trump was,Continue reading “January 6, Angela Rigas, and the way forward”

Acquiescence is complicity; love requires truthtelling

Until we have agreed that we will speak truthfully and respectfully to and about each other, and that we will not choose as our representatives people who are unable to do either, we cannot hope for progress on anything else.