If you haven’t noticed, we’re being overrun by socialists. Fortunately, they’re easy to recognize. They’re the ones supporting President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure bill, which Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., tells us is nothing but “big government socialism.” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, calls the bill an “accelerator to socialism.” There’s lots of talk about how […]
You might be a socialist and not even know it Read Post »
The majority of Americans who are behind bars are not serving a sentence; they’re awaiting trial. Many of these people were arrested for minor drug possession or driving with a suspended license and couldn’t afford bail. Micah Derry of Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy that seeks to minimize social injustices, talks with us about people spending
Our failed bail system Read Post »
Ohio State University Associate Professor Joni Acuff talks with us about what critical race theory actually is—as opposed to how it’s described by its critics—and gives examples of racial inequality being imbedded in society. The three of us discuss legislative efforts to ban critical race theory. Legislators say they want students to be presented
Critical race theory–a subject of controversy and misinformation Read Post »
Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor has it right: “Human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.” A case in point is the religious right’s reaction to The Equality Act, which proposes to give the LGBTQ community the same rights that straight people enjoy. According to evangelist
Far too often, religious freedom an excuse for intolerance Read Post »
Every day, someone in the Catholic Church’s hierarchy wakes up says, “What can we do today to show how out of touch we are with our people and lose more of them?” The current leader of that effort is José Gomez, archbishop of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The
Bishops wrongheaded to weaponize Communion Read Post »
Join me in fighting human trafficking, right in here Columbus, Ohio. Make a donation to Sanctuary Night, a sacred space created for women who are caught in cycles of prostitution. Sanctuary Nights has purchased an old house and is in the process of renovating it, so that women who have not yet been able to
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Mayor Andrew J. Ginther wants to fix our affordable housing problem – 54,000 central Ohio households spend more than half their income on housing – which disproportionately affects minorities. Median household income for Black households in Columbus is $35,569, which is 40% less than that of white households, and nearly 40% of Black workers make
Affordable housing needs a whole new approach Read Post »
Ohio houses some 50,000 men and women in its penitentiaries. Former warden Christine Money describes life inside the walls and an innovative program she now directs that helps inmates successfully reenter society. Some of these former offenders have been inside the walls for over 35 years, and almost all of them are doing exceptionally well.
This op-ed is for all the Democrats who criticized the 191 Republican representatives who did not vote to impeach Donald Trump and the 43 Republican senators who did not vote guilty. It’s easy, even justified, to say they acted cowardly and disregarded the plain facts, but we have since witnessed the wrath of the Republican
GOP’s 17 who stood against Trump deserve support Read Post »
It doesn’t matter whether we’re talking about ministers, lawyers or politicians, people say things that are either stunningly tone deaf or stunningly brazen or just plain dumb. Here are some examples. *** “It’s important that he thinks you’re hot.” –Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark, in his sermon at the First General Baptist Church in Malden, Mo.,
Yep, people really said these things Read Post »
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump asked Black Americans why they support the Democratic Party: “Look how much African American communities have suffered under Democratic control. . . . What do you have to lose by trying something new, like Trump? … You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no
Democrats can’t afford to take the Black vote for granted Read Post »
It’s time for the nation to heal and come together, President Joe Biden tells us. We know from his inaugural address what we must avoid—”anger, resentment, hatred, extremism, lawlessness, violence, disease, joblessness, hopelessness.” And we’ve been told what we’re capable of doing—”We can right wrongs. We can put people to work in good jobs. We
Promoting unity—one person at a time Read Post »