“We Need You to Pay Up”
When a candidate I trust asked for donations instead of votes, something shifted. I’ve been sitting with it ever since — and what I found underneath wasn’t anger. It was a mythology I’d been carrying for years that maybe never quite fit reality.
Happy 4th: “Christian Nation” and Other Fairy Tales
If early America could call itself a “Christian nation,” it’s partly because Native religions were erased, enslaved Africans weren’t counted as fully human, and Muslims, Hindus, and others were kept an ocean away.
New on the blog: “Christian Nation” And Other July 4 Bedtime Stories—a wry, pointed look at founding documents, Deists, Baptists, and why the Constitution never made “Christian nation” our official status.
When Neutrality Feels Like Opposition
Why do emotionally invested people so often perceive neutrality as hostility?
Reflecting on sports broadcasting, workplace criticism, politics, faith, and media culture, this post explores how identity and emotional investment shape the way we interpret information—and why reinforcement can sometimes start feeling like truth.
Randomly Rudimentary Life Stuff 