MAGA’s fear of replacement is self-inflicted. — The human mind has an amazing ability to adapt to difficult circumstances. Like most things, that ability can produce positive or negative outcomes, depending on how it is applied. Most importantly, it can keep us alive. But most of us want more than a pulse. We yearn for quality of…

Tucker Carlson feeds on the pitiful fears of ignorant Whites. — If you happen to attend Tucker Carlson University at Fox on weeknights, then you have studied “The Great Replacement” to the point of exhaustion. Only, because the “Great Replacement” is such an emotional argument — one that provides a continuous, ecstatic rush of hate driven dopamine — students of Carlson…

SCOTUS turns hungry immigration officers loose on America’s streets. — It has been one and a half years since I wrote, “I Do Not Deserve to Be an American,” an essay that expressed the fear and angst I feel as an American who is married to an undocumented immigrant. At that time, Donald Trump reversed many Obama-era immigration policies, and…

As Christians seek to restrict birth control, Americans may have to take it in the ass. — “Our treasure or paradise becomes our bondage.” — Bishop Sanders of the Trinity Episopal Church For some time, fundamental American-Christians have envisioned an ideal society where sex is something that is shared exclusively by married, heterosexual couples. In more extreme cases, sex between married couples would only be utilized for…

As Dems turn on Biden, they gain credibility with Republicans. — We now know what happens when 2 political parties divide the nation in 2022, and it ain’t civil war — at least not yet. Some would like the public to believe that they are ready for a war, but the truth is that most Americans are too comfortable to fight…

Elmo will think twice before pushing left-wing propaganda again. — Sesame Street, the liberal thoroughfare of the PBS neighborhood, recently launched an outright attack on democracy via Twitter, pushing COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5. The tweet included a video featuring Elmo, a puppet, and his puppet father Louis discussing Elmo’s experience getting the shot. “It’s okay to have questions…

The Right Got What They Asked for: Religious Fundamentalism. — Can you hear that? It is the sound of crickets chirping in the Republican echo chamber following the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs Wade. Why is it so quiet? Because many who congregate there are not eager to echo what some in their party are saying. Believe…

Fear of the unknown makes me worry what you think of me. — If I want to promise myself pain, I will worry about what you think of me. From my experience, such worries surface when I set out to control things in my environment that I have no control over. …

The pandemic and the winter bound me to my phone and my beliefs. — As the ice breaks and the snow melts and the sun begins to beam through the clouds into my living room, I look over the top of my phone and remember that there is a world beyond the simulated universe of pixels that I lived all winter. Minnesota winters are…