When Violence Pretends to Save Us
When violence begins to feel righteous, democracy is already in danger.
A new post at Randomly Rudimentary Life Stuff explores assassination fantasies, patriotism, and why cultures are not healed by bullets.
This Is What Fear Looks Like in a Democracy
As an ice storm grips the country, another kind of cold settles in—where fear replaces accountability and lethal force becomes routine.
The Straw Dog of Sharia—and the Real Religious Threat to Texas Law
Beware the political candidates who are fighting against the non-existant ‘Sharia-fication’ of Texas this campaign cycle. They’re the real threats to your freedoms.
Trump Isn’t the Disease. He’s the Fever.
Donald Trump didn’t invent America’s moral crisis. He revealed it. And even if the fever breaks, the deeper illness remains.
When “To Protect and Serve” Becomes “Respect My Authority,” We All Lose
When policing shifts from a promise to protect and serve into a demand to “respect my authority,” it’s more than a cultural change — it’s a dangerous mindset rooted in racial bias, fueled by political rhetoric, and devastating to public trust.
When the Prosecutors Need Prosecuting
When a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney texted a reporter to declare their conversation “off the record” after the fact, it was part sitcom, part civic horror story. We laugh—but we shouldn’t have to.
When Idiocy Becomes Evil: Why Bonhoeffer Was Right About Stupidity
We have to stop pretending that ignorance is harmless. And we have to stop excusing people who “didn’t know what they were getting into” after the damage is already done.
Some Targets Are Easier to Hit than Others
While South Park skewers Trump and CBS with no blowback, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are unceremoniously dumped from late night. Why? Because some targets are easier to sideline—especially when the stakes are corporate.
When Corporations Run the World, Your Rights Don’t Matter
ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! wasn’t just a business call—it was a reminder that corporations will always protect their profits over your rights. Even worse, many Americans are celebrating the silencing of speech they dislike, proving just how fragile our freedoms really are.
Randomly Rudimentary Life Stuff 
When the Truth Doesn’t Fit the World You’ve Built
As headlines swirl about Kristi Noem’s husband, a deeper question emerges: what happens when who you are doesn’t fit the world you’ve built around you?