“Trump-onomics,” a mini-play

Larry: Hey, neighbor, from six feet away, I can see—I mean smell—you’ve got some mighty fine rotisserie chicken there. Kendra: Yeah, and a Glock on my hip. So don’t try anything funny, Larry. Larry: No, no, no, Kendra, you’ve got me all wrong. (reaches into bag) But as you can see, I’m the […]

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Mar, 29, 2020
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The Bjorn Effect: Stupid Don’t Know Stupid

Tonight’s “Fireside Chat with Arik” might have something to do with a major Evangelical college reopening its academic pearly gates for students and microbes alike. (Some might call it the Covid Crusade.) It might have something to do with Trump’s approval rating reaching an all-time high. And, yes, that was Sophia, the goddess of […]

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Mar, 26, 2020
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Earth in the Balance: Elizabeth Warren 2020

Talk presented at the September 9, 2019,“Students for Elizabeth Warren Back to School Bash” rally in Columbia, South Carolina. .. . A few weeks ago, on a blazing hot August morning, I found myself chauffeuring and chaperoning a tween and two teenage girls to an amusement park. . “Amusement.” Consider the word—so carefree. So cheery. […]

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Sep, 10, 2019
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The Humanity of Medicaid Expansion: Make SC Care Again!

. Speech presented at the March 23 “Make SC Care Again!” rally at the South Carolina State House. . It is my distinguished privilege to welcome you on this fine March day. We are, in fact, now three days in to Spring. . That means the days are getting longer now. And that there is burgeoning […]

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Mar, 23, 2019
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On Forgiveness

They do what they do because they are wounded and broken and bleeding and overwhelmed with pain and misery—and for some reason, you’re the one person upon whom they feel safe dumping all that suffering. The bile of hate splatters all over you; it burns like acid. Yet with enough reflection, through enough prayer, […]