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The Oath and An Appeal to Our Better Selves
To call for the hanging of members of Congress for restating the law is an affront to democracy, and to the very rule of law that keeps our politics…
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Sirrius is Accountable
Sirrius XM is responsible for Megyn Kelly’s recent comments that minimized child sexual abuse and promoted a hierarchy of acceptable child rape.
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Keith Bumgarner
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Dear Ms. Kelly…
Her monstrous remarks brought on feelings of depression, anxiety, and shame, the same shame created by the adults who abused me. But all that’s gone…
Nov 18
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Eleven Days and Two Blocks Too Far
They simply recognized, through an instinct granted by centuries of racial hierarchy, that faced with choosing between Olivia’s genuine affection and…
Nov 18
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Keith Bumgarner
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Why Federal Law Puts Personal Legal Consequences Between Trump and Your Vote
If troops know the law, the polling place stays what it is supposed to be: a civilian space, where the only power that matters is the one in your hands…
Nov 15
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Jets and Hunger: The Moral Math of American Government
Someday, when historians look back at this shutdown, they will see more than procedural gridlock. They’ll see a government that decided luxury was…
Nov 9
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Keith Bumgarner
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Why Prioritize “Refugee” White South Africans?
The Trump administration’s acceptance of white South African “refugees” inspired me to examine the policy more closely, for the broader humanitarian…
Nov 4
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If There Were No Elections...
If democracy is truly an act, then so is memory. So is witness. So is love of country—not the blind kind that demands obedience, but the fierce kind…
Nov 1
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October 2025
THIS Should Scare the Hell Out of Us
What the Pentagon’s National Guard Memo Reveals About Power, Democracy, and the Future of Civil Order
Oct 31
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Nightmare at the Biltmore
A few moments, occurring during a single weekend, crystallized and amplified years of abuse into trauma that would span five decades.
Oct 16
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Keith Bumgarner
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A Letter to the American People
“He will pretend false votes, foul play, hold possession of the reins of government, be supported by the states voting for him,” Thomas Jefferson in a…
Oct 10
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Keith Bumgarner
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A Call to Democrats to Stand With America’s Military Leadership
Democrats must organize as one voice to demand respect for military officers, highlight their expertise, and remind Americans that these leaders are…
Oct 7
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Keith Bumgarner
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