Tag: America
The Customary Realness
Two days ago I woke up to a wall of fury and sadness after the killing of Alton Sterling. Yesterday, I woke to see my feed spattered red with the blood of Philando Castile. And...
Foreign policy in 4 years of State of the Union addresses
Syria – “Assad is on the way out… well, unless he’s not” 2012 (1 mention): “And in Syria, I have no doubt that the Assad regime will soon discover that the forces of change cannot...
What Richard Sherman ACTUALLY taught us about America
So, Richard Sherman No. 1. Cinderella story. The Compton come-up kid, making a name for himself despite everything. Stanford savant, Illiad-loving, clean-record, “best corner in the game!” Or Richard Sherman No. 2. Thug. Disgrace. “Overpaid,...
What happened to repairing America’s image?
When Barack Obama took office in 2009, one of his foreign policy platforms was to repair America’s image abroad. Over the course of the last 5 years, however, the perception of the United States has taken...
The Bright Side of an Unchristian Nation
An unchristian nation I have never subscribed to the view that the United States is a Christian nation. It isn’t now, and I submit it never was. It’s true that many of the founders were...