So, apparently Nike has hired Colin Kaepernick for advertising, and they’re featuring him in a campaign with a slogan about standing up for everything. Or something. I can’t be bothered to look it up and quote it exactly. I’m not really paying attention. Why are you? Both my Twitter and Facebook feeds are full of … Read more
Pope Francis has been popular, as well as provocative in some not-altogether-awful ways. He has also apparently presided over a tremendous institutional failure that is both morally and spiritually repugnant. He must be removed. In the context of beginning to address this terrible situation: why are we talking about anything else?
U.S. Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain has succumbed to brain cancer, four days short of his 82nd birthday. God be with his family and friends. I am disappointed, but not surprised, that so many apparently perceive McCain’s death as a good occasion for political opportunism. Whatever McCain’s human foibles, and however visible … Read more