‘Covid-19 Kills Only Old People.’ Only?
Why are we OK with old people dying? By Louise Aronson Dr. Aronson is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Read at New York Times “Not just old people: Younger adults…
via New York Times: We Can’t Let Coronavirus Postpone Elections
Even in war, America has kept up its democratic traditions. We can’t stop now. By Jon Meacham Mr. Meacham is the author, most recently, of “The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus…
I’m glad Tom Hanks is fine- BUT…
I’m glad Tom Hanks is fine- BUT we know that testing is a key to derailing this virus’s path of destruction. The only communities that get tested fast and early – are primarily be the…
Insider Traitors
He offered public assurances that the government was ready to face coronavirus then Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr sold off $1.56 million of stock but never warned us. Make a warning example of Burr…
We have a national savior: his name is Joe
After years of a hateful lunatic in the presidency, how do we make our way back into love, beauty and creation? Discover my book Letter to Lucy: A Manifesto of Creative Redemption—In the Age of…
Coronavirus: A Weird Chance of a Lifetime?
After years of a hateful lunatic in the presidency, how do we make our way back into love, beauty and creation? Discover my book Letter to Lucy: A Manifesto of Creative Redemption—In the Age of…
Her Name Is Nemesis
Dear Evangelicals: The Coronavirus has exposed the falsehood of so many of your notions about Trump: that experts are unnecessary; hunches are a substitute for knowledge; competence in administration is overrated; every criticism is a hoax;…
Mother Nature Is Pissed Off— Coronavirus Is Payback
I was raised in an evangelical home. My family were instrumental in creating the religious right. I was my father’s nepotistic sidekick out on the road for many years in the seventies and eighties until…
via The Guardian: How a data-backed Christian nationalist machine helped Trump to power
By Katherine StewartTue 3 Mar 2020 01.00 EST By his own account, Bill Dallas grew up in an unhappy household. His mother had been sexually abused by her father and had her first pregnancy aged 17. Dallas’s…
via Colorado Sun: Grumpy Old Men II — fear and loathing
By Dave Krieger Read at Colorado Sun We watched the season of televised debates with hope, my son and I. At least, in the beginning. Adding Colorado to the list of Super Tuesday states offered…