The Problem with a Believing Pope
A comment from Timothy Snyder about Pope Leo and Donald Trump raised a deeper question I can’t shake: what happens when faith stops challenging power and starts protecting it instead? Reflections on political loyalty, evangelicalism, moral accountability, and the danger of confusing spiritual conviction with tribal allegiance.
What Do We Do With Them Afterward?
A viral image of pastors praying around a golden Trump statue initially seemed laughably absurd. But beneath the irony lies a harder question: what happens when a political movement built on idolatry, fear, and spiritual compromise finally collapses?
Why Tyrants Fear Laughter
Why does ridicule unsettle power in ways criticism sometimes does not?
Prompted by Jimmy Kimmel’s mock White House Correspondents’ Dinner monologue, this reflection explores why tyrants often fear laughter more than opposition.
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.
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 Abuse Becomes the Air You Breathe
Donald Trump’s dehumanizing remarks about Virginia Giuffre aren’t just political vulgarity—they’re a window into how survivors of abuse are treated when they no longer serve a narrative. This post explores the ongoing cycle of trauma, and how spiritual abuse echoes the same patterns in quieter, more accepted ways.
Not a Mistake but a Message: What Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Says About Free Speech in 2025
ABC didn’t silence Jimmy Kimmel for mocking Charlie Kirk’s death — his comments were about the MAGA reaction to it. That’s the point. The suspension exposes how dissent that punctures the political script is what truly cannot be tolerated in today’s America.
Call Me “Team Newsom”
Gavin Newsom isn’t just responding—he’s satirizing Trump in real time. Here’s why that matters and why I’m proudly saying, “Call me Team Newsom.”
Do Many People Still Think Trump Is Good? I’m Afraid So.
How can so many people, especially those who call themselves Christians, continue to defend Donald Trump—not just as a political preference, but as some kind of moral savior?
When Distrust Becomes the Operating System
A reflection on the Epstein files, institutional distrust, and what happens to a society when suspicion becomes the default way we process reality.