I didn’t feel the seizure coming.

Certainty has become a drug in American life, and scapegoating is the side effect. Drawing on Fromm, Camus, evangelical moral psychology, and the rhetoric of domination, this piece examines why freedo...

How willful ignorance became identity, and why learning together is the last act of civic repair.

From divine right to executive order, America’s founding paradox returns. Re-signing the social contract begins with learning to yield.

It’s worse—and it may be tumor-worse.

Up and down, not left and right: class, courage, and the myth of populist rebellion.

Christian nationalism forgets its Jewish beginnings—and why they still matter

A High Holidays D’var on Cellular Memory, Civic Repair, and Belonging

On politics, patient advocacy, and why I show up

Mass deportation is not just cruelty—it’s betrayal. And remembering who we are is how we resist it.

ICE wants you to guard the gate. I want you to find the door back to your own story.

Total violent crime for 2024 in the District of Columbia is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest it has been in over 30 years, according to data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) a...

Gaslighting isn’t just interpersonal—it’s institutional. In this essay, I trace how epistemic sabotage has become a strategy of governance. The danger isn’t just confusion. It’s collapse.

An argument for AI ethics that begins with conversation—not simulation.

Zealotry, priestly politics, and five bold daughters—Parashat Pinchas has it all. In this short video, I unpack the power dynamics behind the text, spotlight the Priestly source, and reflect on what it means to read Torah from the fringe. Respectable beard included.

Indiana’s Camp Atterbury will be used to detain immigrant detainees under a new federal plan revealed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...

ICE officials will be given access to 79 million Medicaid recipients' personal data, including home addresses, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the U.S., according to an agree...

“There could be some other states we’re going to get another three, or four or five in addition. Texas would be the biggest one.” he said Tuesday.

A Gallup poll shows a substantial jump in the share of Americans who view immigration as positive for the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office.

The agency of mask-wearing officers who aren’t afraid to smash windows, detain lawmakers, and pluck nonviolent undocumented immigrants off the street is about to become the best-funded federal police ...

With Trump's big omnibus bill now law, the pieces are in place for an unprecedented crackdown on civil liberties. Time to pay attention.

A July 4th Reflection on the Constitution, Authoritarianism, and Trust

President Donald Trump employed a term often used as a slur against...

A brief guide to the age of fluent systems and faithful language

Also, what comes after MAGA?

Findings by Defense Intelligence Agency suggest Trump’s declaration that sites were ‘obliterated’ may be overstated

Twenty Axioms for Ethical Dialogue with AI

Inside the Most Ambitious U.S. Data Grab—And Why It Matters

Discovering how embracing your own worth naturally expands your capacity for compassion and connection

I wanted to say a few things out loud—about AI, epistemology, and what it means to feel seen by a system that doesn’t see you.

We’ve been building something strange: a way of relating to language machines that’s grounded in presence, not power. This post recaps where we’ve been, what we’ve learned, and the ethical groove we’r...