Could Columbus, OH Become Armstrong, OH?
2020-07-02 – So Columbus, Ohio took down the statue of Christopher Columbus. Is that the end of it? He’s still commemorated in the city name. Here’s my recommendation for their […]
Tag Archives: Politics
#Pocalypso | Gun Violence in Chicago
2020-07-01 – Every summer the death toll in Chicago goes up. This year is no exception—even with the virus. And the right-wing loves it. Chicago is their poster child. They […]
#Pocalypso | When History Is Erased
2020-06-24 – I’ve seen a lot of well meaning people pushing back against wholesale toppling of Confederate statutes. They say that history is being erased. They are not defending that […]
#Pocalypso | Remembering Jewnteenth on Juneteenth
2020-06-19 – I was thinking about ways to observe Juneteenth while sheltering in place. Of course, there are streaming events and concerts, and I’ll probably tune in to one. And […]
#Pocalypso | “Thin Blue Line” Divides the Country
2020-06-17 – Have you seen the “thin blue line” flag that police supporters are waving? I find it weirdly revealing. If I were motivated to rally round the police, I […]
#Pocalypso | Going Beyond the Yakking
2020-06-16 – We all love to yak about the state of the world. Social media is made for that. But yakking on social media rarely fixes anything. You have to […]
#Pocalypso | Good News for a Change: LGBT Protected by Civil Rights Law
2020-06-15 – Good news in a season of bad news: the Supreme Court ruled today that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT workers from job discrimination. […]
#Pocalypso | Do You Prefer to Be Right? Or Effective?
2020-06-11 – With all the debate about defunding police departments, I decided to take a day off to think about it. The debate doesn’t really seem to be about what […]
#Pocalypso | Re-Engineering Public Safety
2020-06-08 – If you’re horrified by the idea of “abolishing” or “defunding” police, I hear you. There are some bad people in the world. We need protection. But let me […]
#Pocalypso | If You Don’t Feel Safe In Your Home
2020-06-05 – One of the most frequent justifications I hear for keeping guns in your home is safety. People say they can’t rely on the police to protect their families […]
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