A Very Muslim Christmas Story
Friendly Holiday Reminder

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s officially Christmas season. I just wanted to give a gentle reminder that Christmas isn’t everyone’s goal. If it is your holiday, that is great. But many of us have our own winter holidays, not always analogous to Christmas, and aren’t in need of a Christmas. Basically,…
Yellow Journalism
That Day, and This Day: How 9/11 is Still a Fresh Wound
Calling All White Folk
That Transgender-Military Kerfuffle
March for Science!

There’s another march this weekend, this time for science. That’s fucking ridiculous because it’s science. I get protest marches and marches about upholding traditions like divulging tax returns, but science? We’re now protesting for core Enlightenment values? Actually, that makes a lot of sense for this administration. Next up are probably more of those…
Diagnosis A: The Long Haul of Parenting
A Personal Turning Point Under Trump

Two weeks ago it was reported that, when asked about the current wave of anti-Semitic crimes sweeping the country, Trump said, “Sometimes it’s the reverse, to make people — or to make others — look bad.” This statement, and what context we have surrounding it, implies that Jews are orchestrating these threats…