Updates, letters, and notes from the movement.
You know what I’ve realized? We’ve stopped being citizens and become spectators. We’re not participating in democracy anymore. We’re binge-watching it. Politics has become the longest-running reality show in American history. Every morning, millions of Americans wake up and ask, “What crazy thing happened overnight?” Not because they’re involved. Because they’re fans. We’ve turned democracy […]
So here we are on America’s 250th birthday. Two hundred and fifty years old. Which, if we’re being honest, is pretty young for a country. I mean, Europe looks at us the way grandparents look at a toddler with a hammer. “Aw, look at him. He’s trying to build a democracy. Isn’t that adorable?” And […]
So apparently Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married on the Fourth of July. And I gotta tell you, I think they’ve officially surpassed the United States of America in popularity. Think about this. It’s America’s 250th birthday. Two hundred and fifty years! Revolution. The Constitution. The Civil War. The moon landing. And somewhere […]
I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve been watching the destruction of the American political parties in real time. And the weird part is, nobody seems to want to admit it’s happening. The Republican Party I grew up with doesn’t exist anymore. Ronald Reagan wouldn’t recognize it. Hell, Ronald Reagan would probably […]
You know, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m living in a parallel universe. Not figuratively. Literally. Because in the universe I live in, everything costs more. Food costs more.Gas costs more.Utilities cost more.Healthcare costs more. Hell, I walked into a grocery store the other day with a hundred dollars and walked out with a […]
So I had a serious conversation with my son last night about the Truth Party. And I’ve noticed something happens when you hit my age. Your children slowly become your parents. I’m 69 years old. I’ve survived stage four cancer. I’ve survived bipolar disorder. I’ve survived corporate America for forty years. And now my son […]