Today, on July 12th, 2026, news broke that Senator Lindsey Graham has died. Within minutes, timelines split into two familiar camps, the ones lighting candles and the ones lighting fireworks. Tributes poured in from colleagues who called him a friend, a fighter, a man of conviction. And just as quickly, another current rose up besideContinue reading “Beyond the Headline: Why Grief and Glee Both Miss the Point”
Tag Archives: Politics
The Difference Between Political Theater and Political Reality in New York
There is a massive difference between what politicians say during campaigns and what they would actually do once they are sitting in office with the full weight of government institutions, diplomatic pressure, federal agencies, media scrutiny, police unions, donors, courts, foreign governments, and financial markets all staring directly at them. That difference is exactly whyContinue reading “The Difference Between Political Theater and Political Reality in New York”
AI Bans Just Got Way More Terrifying: What Happens When They Come For The Platforms You Actually Depend On
So I have been thinking. And the more I think about it, the more I realize that what I wrote about before, as serious as I believe it was and as seriously as I stand behind every word of it, did not go far enough. Because I have had a realization since then that hasContinue reading “AI Bans Just Got Way More Terrifying: What Happens When They Come For The Platforms You Actually Depend On”
AI Bans Are Here. I Told You So. Now Let’s Talk About Why This Is Bad.
I said it before. I said it on this very blog, on Interfaith Intrepid, back when folks were still treating artificial intelligence like it was some kind of science fiction novelty that only tech bros in San Francisco cared about. I said that the AI bans were coming, and I said that they were notContinue reading “AI Bans Are Here. I Told You So. Now Let’s Talk About Why This Is Bad.”
Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE
One prediction I have about American politics is that eventually a significant portion of the MAGA movement is going to turn on ICE. Not all of them, of course. Political movements are rarely unanimous about anything. But I think there will come a moment when many of the same people who today defend ICE, praiseContinue reading “Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE”
WHY I RUN MY INTERFAITH INTREPID POLITICS NEWS BLOG AS AN OPEN, MULTI-PERSPECTIVE SPACE
Thereâs a question I think most people eventually ask when they come across my interfaith intrepid politics news blog, especially if they stay long enough to notice a pattern that doesnât quite match what theyâre used to online. Itâs not a purely partisan space. Itâs not a strictly religious commentary space. Itâs not filtered intoContinue reading “WHY I RUN MY INTERFAITH INTREPID POLITICS NEWS BLOG AS AN OPEN, MULTI-PERSPECTIVE SPACE”
âAI Is Inherently Badâ Is a Slippery Claim, and the Debate Is More Complicated Than It Looks
When people say AI is inherently bad or inherently evil, that framing creates a problem right away. It turns a complex, evolving technology into something absolute and fixed, as if its value is already fully determined before we even look at how it is actually being used. That kind of thinking is a slippery slopeContinue reading “âAI Is Inherently Badâ Is a Slippery Claim, and the Debate Is More Complicated Than It Looks”
A Prediction I Made About AI Politics That Looks Wrong, and Why the Debate Has Become More Complicated
For a while, I made a political prediction about artificial intelligence that I genuinely thought would come true. I believed conservatives, who often embraced business expansion, rapid technological growth, and market-driven innovation, would remain strongly pro-AI. I also thought liberals, progressives, and leftistsâmany of whom raised early concerns about labor displacement, surveillance, corporate abuse, andContinue reading “A Prediction I Made About AI Politics That Looks Wrong, and Why the Debate Has Become More Complicated”
Artemis II, The Moon, And Why It Feels Like Nobody Gives a Shit Right Now
So yeah â the Artemis II mission just happened. Like literally just wrapped up around April 10â11, 2026. And not only did it happen â it was actually kind of a huge fucking deal. Weâre talking about the first time humans have gone around the Moon since Apollo 17. Over 50 years. Thatâs not small.Continue reading “Artemis II, The Moon, And Why It Feels Like Nobody Gives a Shit Right Now”
Who the Hell Cares About Kristi Noemâs Boyfriend?
Thereâs been this wave of chatter recently about Kristi Noem and the supposed revelation that her boyfriend is involved in drag. And the internet, as it always does, immediately latched onto it like itâs the scandal of the century. And my reaction is simple: who the fuck cares? Seriously. Who. Cares. Now let me beContinue reading “Who the Hell Cares About Kristi Noemâs Boyfriend?”