Nov 30, 2016
My dear friend, Thank you for taking the time to read this post, especially when you know it’s likely to be filled with sadness and anger. I know this is uncomfortable, but I also know that you care about me. That’s why we’re friends. Thank you for...
Nov 7, 2016
Greetings from beautiful, inexplicably 65-degree, Pittsburgh, PA! I write this from the porch of The Porch in Schenley Plaza, because I want you to vote. As you probably know, the US presidential election is tomorrow. You can check out some of my thoughts on our...
Oct 18, 2016
It’s really only been this week that I figured out what, at base, so disturbs me about this election. There’s plenty to choose from, sure. But beyond the actions of the candidates themselves, beyond the insane and horrible rhetoric, beyond the general...
Oct 16, 2016
In July, I wrote a response to a piece by Wayne Allyn Root advocating that Christians must vote for Donald Trump. Root’s piece didn’t turn out to have much readership, but then Eric Metaxas, of Bonhoeffer fame, wrote his own piece for the Wall Street...
Nov 9, 2012
There’s a Relient K song called “The Only Thing Worse than Beating a Dead Horse is Betting on One.” Welcome to the United States Republican Party in the year 2012. Let me preface this by saying I am a college student, I am female, and I voted for Mitt Romney and Paul...