Feb 11, 2021Member-onlyWhy Do So Many Trump Supporters Deny Facts?Denial, some psychologists say, is an evolutionary survival strategy. As humans and consciousness evolved, an understanding of the inevitability and finality of death followed. Those who could not get past the disheartening reality of looming death were selected out, because, one presumes, never leaving your cave because — “What’s the…Denial4 min read
Nov 7, 2020Member-onlyFox Is Destabilizing Our DemocracyWho doubts that Fox has the power to drive swarms of AR-15-carrying Trumpers to “reclaim” ‘Merica if they called for it. — When one media outlet has the power to incite violence, we need to reconsider its place in our society. Fox News is currently tiptoeing the line between supporting the onslaught of lies from the President and outright exaggerating and exacerbating them. Lou Dobbs is particularly dangerous in this regard. He…Fox News3 min read
Oct 20, 2020Member-onlyDear Trump Supporter: Is it ALL Fake News? Really?On multiple occasions I’ve tried to discuss Trump issues with his supporters only to be interrupted every 3.45 seconds with shouts of “Fake News!” It stuns me every time. How do you engage with folks who believe tens of thousands of professionally trained journalists from around the world are somehow…Fake News4 min read
Sep 21, 2020Member-onlyImaginary Conversations I’ve Had with Trump SupportersTrump supporter: Why do you hate him so much? You guys have Trump Derangement Syndrome! We didn’t “start” hating him when he became president — we’ve been dubious about him since he came onto the scene in the 1980s. He’s got a looooooong history of cheating, hurting the little guy…Trump5 min read
Jun 15, 2020Member-onlyWhy Do Trump Supporters Believe He’s Doing a Great Job?The fact that Trump supporters believe Trump is doing a great job in the face of liberal certainty that we are crackling in a dumpster fire continues to fascinate me. Can we really put all the blame on Fox News propaganda and right-wing media cheerleading? …Trumpism4 min read
Apr 1, 2019Member-onlyWhy We Must Push Back on Recent Lies About the Origin of the Mueller InvestigationHow using conservative sources to set the record straight may help Fox News and some Republicans are now claiming that a “fake, phony dossier” started the entire Muller investigation. That’s not even remotely true. The infamous Steele dossier — a series of notes by a former British spy — was…Mueller Investigation6 min read
Jan 23, 2019Six Times CovCath Chaperones Should Have Stepped In…But Didn’tAmidst the back-and-forth over the behavior of the Covington Catholic School boys at last week’s march, I blame the grown-ups. Twenty adults accompanied 240 boys from Kentucky to Washington to participate in a potentially highly-charged political event. They should have been on high alert. So where the hell where they? …Covington Catholic4 min read
Jan 19, 2019Member-onlyGillette’s Commercial and Girl CootiesThe conservative reaction to the Gillette ad on masculinity has been fascinating. TV personality Piers Morgan accused the Gillette commercial of suggesting that all men are “evil.” …Gillette Ad4 min read
Dec 27, 2018Member-onlyWhat Happened When a Trump Supporter Challenged Me About the WallI explained exactly why a wall won’t work, using conservative sources to prove it — A conservative challenged liberal Facebook friends to “make a case, not based on emotion” against Trump’s wall. Conservative buddies flooded his post with snide remarks about how this would be impossible for “deluded libs.” “Okay, I’ll play,” I responded. To avoid being accused of bias, I explained that I would…Immigration5 min read
Apr 15, 2018Dear Neighbor, Stop Calling 911 on Anyone Who Doesn’t Look Like YouA white neighbor called the cops on black teens at a pool party, which ended with an officer drawing a gun on children. A white teacher called the police on a brown Muslim student who brought a clock to school. …Black Lives Matter2 min read
