In a post-Roe America, could we see neighbors spying on neighbors, policed state borders, and even relocation across America? — In the fictional video above, we see a powerful illustration of what could be in our future. Police stop a mother and daughter suspected of traveling out of state to obtain an abortion. Hyperbole? Perhaps. …

The answer may determine public belief in our political system — What issues do you care about? Is it abortion rights, the environment, or perhaps gun safety? Fill in the blank. There are many extremely important issues that the next Congress and the administration will take on or ignore after the 2022 midterm election. …

We’re reaching the lowest rung of self-government — What former President Trump and some Republicans understand is that you can’t make them do anything with words. Unless they are physically forced to do something they can simply refuse. The corollary to that is that they cannot be prevented from doing something with just words. Unless they are physically…

Selling poison finally hits a legal guardrail — Alex Jones, who tortured the parents of murdered 6-year-olds for profit, is finally facing consequences. This past week a jury in Texas awarded the parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting victim $4.1 million in compensatory damages and $45.2 million in punitive damages from Jones for repeatedly lying on…

The GOP may abandon “leave it to the states” — American women are pissed. The effects of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and stripping women of their right to abortion are rippling across the country and manifesting themselves in several ways. They just showed up in Kansas. On August 2nd, Kansans voted down a proposed amendment to…

Remembering Milton — “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell or a Hell of Heaven.” — John Milton I’ve kept these words of Milton hanging in my office for years. They serve as a reminder that many things that cause us to stress do so…

Hint: pregnancy doesn’t happen without them — The state can’t compel you to give your kidney to someone who needs it. If you’re a match and yet you refuse to donate it and the needy recipient dies, are you guilty of murder? No. You took no action to harm that person; you simply did nothing, your kidney…

Winning doesn’t satisfy the far-Right, and why nothing will — There has been a broad spectrum of emotional reactions to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. On the Left, there’s shock, anger, frustration, and fear; on the Right, joy, gratitude, smug righteousness, and…anger. Yes, you read that right. Conservatives won the day. Roe is no more, but some have…