Why the overturning of Roe. v. Wade is a form of religious oppression.

From the top of a glass tower
A man falls
Silent
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Stiff as a statue
Arms pinned to his sides.

One of the many things about Trumpism that disturbs me is how easily Republicans have given up their traditional values and beliefs to support the President. I firmly believe that we need both the Democratic and the Republican parties to check the most extreme impulses on either side, but under Trump, Republicans have destroyed the balance by flopping on most their cherished beliefs, replacing …

For the past 35 years, I’ve carried a play around in my head. I’ve read books, imagined scenes, written smidgens of dialogue. I’ve even started drafting the play several times – and then abruptly stopped.

I’ve avoided writing this post for a long time. Mostly, because it’s painful, for a host of reasons I’ll explain below. But it’s long overdue. Well, today is Independence Day, and this is how I choose to honor it – by speaking my conscience on a matter of the greatest importance to the future of our country. Some people, friends and neighbors alike, may not forgive me.

Is Trump’s behavior merely outrageous or is it something more sinister? The question prompted me to look up a book I read 30 years ago, People of the Lie, by the renowned psychologist M. Scott Peck.