The Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v Wade is frustrating for so many reasons, including the predictable lament from people like Susan… — The Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v Wade is frustrating for so many reasons, including the predictable lament from people like Susan Collins that they had no idea these justices would go back on their “settled law” word. To give another reason, I’ll need to go anecdotal and personal.

What do you do when you’re losing your grip on reality? Buy a new one. — It’s not easy being conservative. Aside from a few detours into various Dark Ages, progress always wins in the long run, and conservatives are usually cast as the speedbump along the way, if not the outright villain. “It stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is…

On June 3, 2021, a woman who wasn’t sure whether to pursue misdemeanor harassment charges against her husband sat in her home with two… — On June 3, 2021, a woman who wasn’t sure whether to pursue misdemeanor harassment charges against her husband sat in her home with two people pledging to help, along with a good friend who was serving as translator. In an audio recording of the session, the two visitors come across…

A lot of our problems can be traced back to the notion that other groups of people are inferior or worthless. — “My philosophy’s pretty simple. If you have the means at hand to help, you have a responsibility to do so. You should always punch up and never kick down. Those people who have less institution power than you do are never the source of your problems, and those people who…

Lent is a great time to reflect and reset. But before we move forward, to quote Frank Costanza, I’ve got a lot of problems with you people. — You thought God was an architect, now you know He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow — Jason Isbell Whether you’re religious or not, I highly recommend Lent. It’s a time to reflect and reset. You don’t have to believe in an Abrahamic religion to appreciate the mindfulness…

Maybe their hands were tied. Maybe they couldn’t hold the overzealous prosecutors, prodded by influential snowplow parents (snowplows are… — Maybe their hands were tied. Maybe they couldn’t hold the overzealous prosecutors, prodded by influential snowplow parents (snowplows are indeed useful in upstate New York), responsible for soccer trainer Shelby Garigen’s plea deal. In any case, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals snuck a decision past me in late January…