Updated — see below I feel compelled to write this piece because so much of the commentary here at BMG reflects a profound misunderstanding of the theology and resulting worldview of the Trumpist evangelical right wing. I refer … [Read more...]

For a long time now, Jay Gonzalez has been a strong ally of the LGBTQ community. He has been committed to supporting the new law to protect transgender rights. Republican Charlie Baker signed the law behind closed doors, and then went and … [Read more...]

Democracy is not a spectator sport. This is the old motto of Common Cause and a great rallying cry for our moment. The folks in power want you to feel despair. They want you to feel hopeless. They want you to stay home. What they don’t want … [Read more...]

Today's decision by Susan Collins and Joe Manchin to vote in favor of the Brett Kavanaugh nomination demonstrates why people such as my adult children check out of politics. It is very hard to answer my youngest son, now 25, who argues that … [Read more...]

"Every man who really believes Kavanaugh didn't lie under oath should send his wife and daughter into a frat house offering to play Devil's Triangle." Many of my college friends belonged to fraternities and I know the Devil's Triangle was … [Read more...]

Been thinking this for a while. The population of Texas is going more and more blue, with Hispanic and non-white populations and disenfranchised white voters increasing, liking Beto O'Rourke. Meanwhile, Massachusetts continues to … [Read more...]