Your support for basic human rights seems to have some holes in it Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was my hero. She grew up in Somalia and emigrated to the United States from Kenya, where she was living in a refugee camp. That was in 1995. From there, she moved to Minnesota. She is the personification of the American Dream. Watching her career and…

Paul was kidnapped in August 2020. As of today, he has been unlawfully detained for 663 days. That’s 663 days he has been denied access to his heart medication (the family thinks he has suffered several small strokes as a result). That’s 663 days he has been denied his human…

Because I spend time trying to understand the “other side” of things, people there ask, what good has Biden done for the nation? Things I like about the Biden administration Biden respects the rule of law and our Constitution. When then-President Donald J. Trump tried to stop Congress from certifying the vote after the 2020 election, he…

Paul is spending his second birthday unlawfully detained in Rwanda Today is Paul Rueseabagina’s 657th day in a Kigali prison. That’s 657 days he has not been given his heart medication. It’s 657 days he has been kept away from other people (he was first in solitary confinement and now no one is allowed to talk to him). …

I’m Alice and this is the worst Wonderland ever So, I watched the hearing last night on the attempted coup on January 6, 2021, and it broke my heart. Before I go into that, I should admit that, in addition to my sadness that we nearly lost the republic (and may still), this is personal for me. I lived…

I spend time in groups on Next Door (and elsewhere) for a reason. I am a liberal Democrat. I am sure I am to the left of much of the nation. Most of the people I know and interact with personally are also liberal Democrats. I believe the government exists to do things for all of us collectively that we cannot do on…

I love hearing the right tell me I am a snowflake and then pass legislation to make sure white people aren’t offended by their own history So, I am a snowflake for liking facts and the truth and not believing every stupid meme my favorite news outlet wants to push. But let’s review: When Ron DeSantis cuts off money to the Tampa Rays and Disney, he is doing what’s in his rights but when someone complains…

Unless you live under a rock, you know that Politico published a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Pennsylvania. Both rely on the privacy clause of the U.S. Constitution. That is bad enough but the decision is worse. “The inescapable conclusion is…

On April 17, 1975, I was five years old. I lived on Long Island. My biggest concern was that the Mets weren’t going to make it to the World Series. (They didn’t.) On the other side of the world, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia. Over…