One thing a terribly divided nation can agree on is that 2020 could not end fast enough. Unfortunately, the truth is that 2020 will be with us for the foreseeable future. Dates come and go, but these arbitrary markers won’t change the fact that America is stumbling toward darkness.

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Defending Trump would require making a positive case for his aptitude as president. It would mean explaining why he’s the best man for the job. It would demand a positive assessment of his character, punctuated with clear examples of his superior command of the qualities we seek in a president: honesty, humility, intelligence, curiosity, empathy, focus, vision, and integrity. Such an argument is simply not possible.

Last week, shirking responsibility for his government shutdown, the president said “the buck stops with everybody,” a small, forgettable sentence amidst the daily stream of chaos. Ironically, the president’s regrettable statement may be an inadvertent roadmap for Republicans of conscience. Personal accountability is not a partisan ideal, but it has long been the hallmark of Republican ideology: everyone is accountable and no one is above the law.

As children we are taught that truth is a good thing. The first thing we learn in school about the father of our country is that he cannot tell a lie. The cherry tree fable instills in little minds the notion that heroes always tell the truth. Those raised in the Christian tradition know that […]

Twitter is the ultimate playground for an unstable narcissist eager to stay in the spotlight no matter the consequences. Trump's ugly cawing damages our credibility abroad, cheapens the presidency, and harms our national security.

It has become a daily political spectacle: watching the tortured response of Republican leaders as they try to distance themselves from their own nominee for president.

News flash: The country you want to take back never existed. "Leave it to Beaver" was not a documentary. Learn to reconcile whatever it is you hate about Barack Obama with the fact that we are moving on. Offer your constructive and valuable insights as to how we best move forward. Or, to paraphrase Bob Dylan, get the hell out of the way.

Still shocked and reeling from the 2008 election and the subsequent drubbing in 2012, ultra conservatives use Obama's extraordinary success as "proof" that there is no color line in America. They do so while working behind the scenes to insure that people of color have limited access to the ballot box.

Conceived, filmed, edited, and produced by 12 year old director Fergus R. Hinely. On his iPad.