The civilian left is often abstracted from the military, a trend that comes at a high cost for serious conversations about military policy.
Resistance: Memorial Day
Category: politics
Resistance: Pragmatism
Politics may have a rhetoric of idealism, but it has a reality of pragmatism. Settling into that will make the coming years more bearable, and productive.
Why are we still calling the GOP the party of freedom?
The GOP claims to be the party of freedom, so why does every GOP policy promulgate the exact opposite?
The slow demonisation of Islam won’t make us safer
The United States is creating more national security threats than it solves with its Islamophobic policy decisions.
Resistance: Go for those who can’t
Many people can’t engage in political actions, for a variety of reasons. Instead of leaving them out, include them by representing their interests.
Resistance: Back away from that petition
People always seem to be gathering signatures for some petition or another. Before you sign, think carefully.
Stop saying we need to ‘punish’ red states with a bluexit
Liberals insisting that blue states should withdraw from the union are bigoted and cruel, and also wrong on every imaginable level.
Resistance: Thank people for their work
If someone is doing something you appreciate and enjoy, take a moment to thank them for their hard work.
Of course NIMBYs want a housing crisis
Let’s have a little chat about the NIMBY-driven housing crisis—and how it directly benefits NIMBYs in more ways than the obvious.
Resistance: Disability is everywhere
If your revolution doesn’t include explicit discussion of disability, it’s missing something.