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”
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My Red Line: The United States Should Not Be Threatening Israel With Bombs, and I Don’t Care Who That Makes Me Sound Like
I want to be upfront about something before I get into this, which is that I did not expect to be writing a post defending Israel from the United States, of all configurations, and I am writing it anyway, because what I am seeing happen right now bothers me enough that I am willing toContinue reading “My Red Line: The United States Should Not Be Threatening Israel With Bombs, and I Don’t Care Who That Makes Me Sound Like”
Stop the “what if Obama” whataboutism
Both Sides Are Using Democratic Politicians As Whataboutism Punching Bags And It Needs To Stop There is a particular kind of argument that has become so common in American political discourse that most people do not even notice it anymore. It hides in plain sight. It shows up in comment sections, in dinner table arguments,Continue reading “Stop the “what if Obama” whataboutism”
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.”
When Power Tests Principles: Zohran Mamdani, Public Contradictions, and the Predictable Drift Toward Compromise
There is a moment that reveals who someone really is, not when they are rising, not when they are speaking in front of friendly crowds or posting carefully worded statements that align perfectly with the values of their base, but when they are forced into a position where those values collide with power, scrutiny, andContinue reading “When Power Tests Principles: Zohran Mamdani, Public Contradictions, and the Predictable Drift Toward Compromise”
The Pro-Immigrant Case for Being Anti-Immigration (Right Now)
There is a statement that, at first glance, sounds completely contradictoryāespecially coming from someone on the political left. It almost sounds like a slogan designed to provoke confusion. Yet the more I have thought about it, the more convinced I have become that it is actually one of the most logically consistent positions someone whoContinue reading “The Pro-Immigrant Case for Being Anti-Immigration (Right Now)”
I Told You So: Zohran Mamdani’s Trump Meeting Is Everything Wrong With Progressive Politics
Let me start with something simple. I called this. Not in some vague, wishy-washy, “well anything could happen” kind of way. I called this specifically, and clearly, and the people who told me I was being too cynical, too harsh, too uncharitable toward a promising young progressive politician can now sit with what happened onContinue reading “I Told You So: Zohran Mamdani’s Trump Meeting Is Everything Wrong With Progressive Politics”
When Progressives Profit From the Language of Oppression: Why We Can’t Accept Harm Just Because It Comes From Our “Side”
There’s a moment that keeps replaying in my mind, one that crystallizes everything wrong with how some progressives have started to operate, how they’ve convinced themselves that the rules don’t apply to them as long as their targets are sufficiently deserving. It happened recently with Secular Talk, when Kyle Kulinski posted a video covering AlexContinue reading “When Progressives Profit From the Language of Oppression: Why We Can’t Accept Harm Just Because It Comes From Our “Side””
What Progressives Can Learn From Libertarians, Even When We Disagree
I am a progressive. I say that plainly, without hesitation, and without apology. My values are rooted in compassion, solidarity, empathy, justice, and the belief that systems should exist to uplift people rather than crush them. I care deeply about marginalized communities, workers, the environment, and the idea that human dignity should not be conditionalContinue reading “What Progressives Can Learn From Libertarians, Even When We Disagree”
Antifa Sucks: Stop the LARPing, Start Doing Something Real
Itās time we get real about Antifa. Letās not sugarcoat it, letās not dance around it, letās call it what it is: cringe, destructive, violent, and pointless. And I donāt mean just a little bit pointless. I mean completely, utterly, in-your-face pointless. These so-called āanti-fascistsā parade around in black from head to toe, covering theirContinue reading “Antifa Sucks: Stop the LARPing, Start Doing Something Real”