I am a fallen spirit. I was King of Denmark. I have not risen for spectacle. I am not summoned for theatrics. I rise because I recognize a familiar rot. Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing to what I shall unfold. I once ruled a kingdom. I learned early that power decays when it stops listening. When men stop asking what they owe and […]
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A short sermon on a Gospel of selective holiness There is a peculiar modern theological belief that insists Jesus Christ would absolutely approve of tearing children from their parents, warehousing human beings in concrete pens, and cracking a few ribs along the way, all in His holy name. But a buttercream rose on a cake […]
It is too common a scenario. They come at night, because daylight invites witnesses. The officers move through the neighborhood with practiced ease. Potential areas to investigate have been noted in advance. The orders are clear, the papers are already signed. This is not a search. It is a hunt. The illegal runs when he […]
There is something profoundly unwell about a president who sees rebellion in every raised voice, treason in every crowd, and enemies in the governed themselves. This week, Donald Trump once again demonstrated that his presidency is not merely authoritarian in instinct, but unstable in execution. In response to protests in Minneapolis following an aggressive federal […]
The Tyranny of Efficiency: AI, Art, and the End of Human Risk
Generative AI is not dangerous because it thinks. It is dangerous because it invites us not to. It offers fluency without struggle, synthesis without judgment, creation without risk. Power has always preferred subjects who mistake convenience for freedom and coherence for truth. Art once resisted tyranny by being inefficient, by wasting time, by refusing to scale. When expression becomes instant, smooth, and endlessly repeatable, rebellion is no longer crushed. It is diluted, softened, and made safe.
Before Rob Reiner became a director whose films taught us how to fall in love, how to remember childhood, how to stand by one another when the world turns cruel, he was something else entirely. He was Meathead. On All in the Family, Michael Stivic wasn’t a hero in the classical sense. He wasn’t a […]
The most terrifying authoritarian actions never arrive wearing jackboots and shouting decrees. They arrive in legal briefs, phrased in the language of “security,” “integrity,” and “national interest.” And now Donald Trump is preparing one of the most dangerous authoritarian projects in modern American history: the power to strip millions of naturalized Americans of their citizenship […]
We continue being challenged by Trump’s second administration as he pushes boundaries further and further from tradition. Personally, I am absolutely fine with challenging our traditions, but not when it comes to outright bigotry, xenophobia and pure racism. There have been some controversial statements made about our country, including: “If tyranny and oppression come to […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene is once again making the rounds with her “I have regrets” routine, a performance of reflection, gentleness, and Christian humility that materializes only when she’s politically cornered. She thinks we’ve forgotten. She thinks we don’t keep receipts. She thinks we’ll believe her simply because she whispers Jesus like it’s a magic word […]
Karoline Leavitt reminds us so often it practically counts as a devotional ritual: The Trump administration is the most transparent administration in American history. And who are we to question this gospel? Let us instead examine the brilliant examples of this legendary transparency, many examples drawn from just the past few weeks, where Trump’s openness […]