It began in 1988, but I did not understand what implications it might have on our nation’s future. Between 2017 and 2021, I realized that ignoring the crimes committed by Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in the 1980s related to the Iran-Contra affair were the beginning of lawlessness in America. Professional politicians are the […]
The United States is not a democracy. That might sound like an outrageous claim, but it’s true. The U.S., which has long been reluctant to embrace the full principles of American democracy, especially when it comes to respecting the rights of women and people of color, has fallen from 18th place in 2017 to 21st […]
We live in a country where the president admitted to sexually assaulting women. We live in a country where people who are accused of sexual assault can still get elected —and re-elected — to office, despite their transgressions. A country where people who are accused of rape and assault by multiple women are still allowed […]
