Dear President Trump, When I was a child I was fascinated by the "accident of birth" idea and routinely tried to imagine having been born into the life of an East Indian in one of the untouchable castes. I'd try and picture picking through heaps of garbage to find food and anything I could sell. … Continue reading Privilege and the independence myth
Misogyny
Liberal steamroller
Dear President Trump, Namaste. Some days it's really hard to trust there is a divine spark in absolutely everyone, but I'm going with the leap of faith that we all have this quality even if it's not discernible. Maybe some peoples' sparks get rusty and other's get caked over with mud and slime while still … Continue reading Liberal steamroller
You’ve just made America both less brave and less free
Dear President Trump, I don't know about you, but "The Star Spangled Banner" lyrics "o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave" always make me tear up (does anything make you tear up?). The notes climb so high and the singer has to be absolutely flawless to pull off "free" up … Continue reading You’ve just made America both less brave and less free
We can’t wait for white men to be nice
Dear President Trump, A couple of weeks ago I told you I would stop reacting to the mean, destructive things you say and do on a near daily basis because I think getting hooked by you is playing into a sick game that keeps us distracted. I am standing by that decision but want to … Continue reading We can’t wait for white men to be nice
Dual citizenship
Dear President Trump, How was your 4th of July? Mine was pretty mixed. We have a tradition of having people over on the 4th for a potluck and then most of us walk to the park across the street where we can see fireworks off in the distance. We had our party, as usual, and … Continue reading Dual citizenship
Super American
Dear President Trump, You probably know something about the quest to find easy ways to look better; it seems to be one of the things that binds us Americans together. Well, the other week we got a toothpaste kit promising whiter teeth. Our toothpaste kit came with two tubes of product; a "deep cleanser" you … Continue reading Super American
Access is key
Dear President Trump, Fairness and equity are or are not realized and enacted for all sorts of reasons, but one of the most critical is access. Nearly all of the problems I laid out yesterday about our electoral process have to do with access and how it is manipulated by a small moneyed group. Therefore, … Continue reading Access is key
Stopped clocks are right more often than you
Dear President Trump, It has been true from day 1 of your presidency that there are more scary things deserving of comment coming out of your administration than I can count, but lately I've been feeling almost like I should just pull something randomly out of a hat to write to you about. There's so … Continue reading Stopped clocks are right more often than you
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