They stormed the Capitol. They beat police officers. They got pardons. Now they want $1.8 billion too. This isn’t justice — it’s a reward program for insurrection, and we should all be furious.
Category: Common Ground
What do we share across lines of politics, identity, and belief? These pieces examine the overlooked intersections and unlikely agreements that form the basis for meaningful civic and social life.
Simply Human
Standing at the edge of Horicon Marsh, I watched different species share the same water without conflict. Nature figured something out that we are still working on. Everyone here. Everyone welcome. All living as one.
Not Forgetting
I want this nation to heal. But let me be clear — healing is not forgetting. Healing is not looking the other way. You cannot build something whole on a rotten foundation.
The Path
Daryl Davis is a Black musician who befriended members of the KKK — not to endorse them, but to talk. Over 200 members left the organization because of it. That’s the power of conversation over contempt.
The Oath
I know good people — kind people — who voted for Trump. I like them and I’m troubled by them at the same time. That tension tears me apart. And I don’t think I’m alone in that.
