Just a note that I don’t really come down on either side. If you want to honor the man, do it. If you find honoring this man repulsive, say that. But I do agree that none of these men were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not that I feel like extra context is needed, but when our current President invokes the names of past Presidents (https://youtu.be/5pxPIwqv8AA?t=28s), I feel it’s only fair they be given the chance to respond.
Supposedly, the actual quote is “there is a certain fatality about presidential functions when I am present” when turning down a future invitation. His last public appearance was at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial on May 30, 1922, standing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jeff Sessions announced his Religious Liberty Task Force yesterday where he spoke of America’s founding principle of practicing any type of Christianity you choose. And a quick sentence about how the Department of Justice prosecuted two men for crimes targeted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Despite his troubling prejudices and private racist jokes, Truman was troubled by the constant news of black veterans returning home from World War II to a country that didn’t treat them as equals despite risking their lives to protect it.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy 4th of July! This year, I’m proud to be an American because this land is filled with diverse and wonderful people of every color, every gender, every class, and every status, who I feel fortunate to stand alongside and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
