I attended a seminar on human trafficking last night, sponsored in part by the North Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force. The meeting had a profound effect on me. I can’t recall any time in my life feeling so actively motivated to support a cause. There are more people held in slavery today that at all … Read more
Say you’re watching a cooking show. If, in step three, the chef pisses in the mixing bowl, do you care what comes in step six or seven? Or even what he’s making at all? And here we have the problem with the so-called “alt-right.” “They” say some appealing things, frankly. They tend to be federalists. They … Read more
I have blogged about my friend Marianne before. She is my old high school friend from Oxford who was somehow born an adult. Her daughter Mileena has this year escaped from an abusive relationship that is threatening her health and could have easily ended her life. I’m so glad Mileena is out of her situation. … Read more