A Rational Take On An Increasingly Weird World
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on June 29, 2017 I kinda just had the wind knocked out of me. Just now, my family and I were leaving a local pub-grub restaurant — wings and sandwiches and such. At the door, as with many local establishments, there was a newspaper stand holding …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on May 10, 2017 Deep breath. I never thought I’d be telling a story like this. Friday night, I picked up a girl. That’s not as bad as it sounds. I’m an Uber driver, and I pick up lots of girls. But they mostly don’t start …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on January 26, 2017. It’s not that he doesn’t know how to win. That’s irrelevant. It really isn’t about winning. He’s not a gracious winner, but he really doesn’t have to be. Being a gracious winner is a matter of courtesy and maturity. It’s ugly when …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on January 20, 2017. Four hours. Four hours left. It was about four hours from the time the polls closed on November 4, 2008 that he claimed his prize. About ten o’clock, Chicago time. And that was pretty special – my mom is from Chicago, and …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on January 18, 2017. We have a week left with the most decent man who’s ever likely to be the President of the United States in our lifetime. Seven days until our tradition of peaceful transfer of power — among the most honorable traditions on this …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on November 18, 2016. Dear Mr. President-Elect: I suppose it’ll be Mr. President in a couple of months. The people spoke, the rules have been followed, and this is where we are. It’s just you, me, and the half-a-million people or so who’ve taken to the …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on November 10, 2016. “I just want to say — you know — can we all get along?” Please don’t do this. I know how it feels. And it’s in my nature to fight, too. I want so badly to lash out. To scream at America, …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on November 9, 2016. For what I have received from the Lord, I have also passed on to you. This is the line to visit Susan B. Anthony’s gravesite, on Election Day 2016 And suddenly it’s very dusty in here. My earliest memory of what it …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to OnyxTruth.com on July 20, 2016. If I’ve discovered anything on this journey – my self-discovery and the subsequent waking of my abolitionist bent – it’s that liberals are often the worst about denying their own bias. Well-meaning, outwardly-decent people who are appalled at institutionalized racism. People who try hard to …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to OnyxTruth.com on July 15, 2016. “Words Used To Describe Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trebek.” I’ve been doing some thinking. I’ve been hesitant to vote for Hillary Clinton. A lot of thinking. The usual thoughts. There’s so much water under the bridge between me and Hillary. She’s been investigated by everybody under …