Yes, I Wrote a Letter to the Pope
I'm not given to religiosity. Don't like it, as a rule. So I hesitated to post this letter publicly, lest I overstep my own boundary. And yet, I have to ask my MAGA Catholic friends, what were you thinking?
Frank Schneider
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Be not afraid, Senators. These patriots weren't.
Send your Republican Senators a letter and ask them to consider what future generations will think, what their grandchildren and great grandchildren will think and when they ask, "What did you do when Donald Trump strangled the life out the United States?"
Letter to Denmark
We are in peril because Donald Trump knows nothing and cares even less for our shared history, our shared threats, our shared values. He knows nothing. One can only hope that reason prevails.
The God I Hope For
In "The Last Battle," the final book of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, "Aslan" the lion lets a disbeliever off the hook. It's almost as though Aslan had read the Beatitudes. One wishes the ICE-men in Minneapolis would read it, too.
The Night My Mayor Cost Democrats the Senate
George Latimer, 7-term Democratic Mayor of St. Paul, might have saved the day, but his instincts let him down. Even he would say later that his attempts were "feeble."
You're no Liz Cheney. A Letter to My New Kansas Senators.
You might take a lesson from Liz Cheney and her father. Their grandchildren, great-grandchildren and beyond will know where they stood and what they did when Donald Trump tried to end the experiment called America.
Three Generals MAGA Needs to Hear. But Won't.
"It is my belief that you’re ruining the international order that was fought so hard for by the Greatest Generation ... You subscribe to many of the principles we fought against. And I can't be a party to that." General Mark Milley, unsent 2020 resignation letter.
Sorry MAGA, But As Corruption Goes, Your Man Is In His Own League
Among presidents Trump is the only one in our long history to see the office as a way to make money. Since the election he's up $2 billion in cryptocurrency alone. There is no disclosure, no transparency, no telling what injustices transpire as he ignores the people’s business in favor of this own.
How Soybeans Explain the Futility of America First
Trump has trashed the market for American soybean farmers, who voted for him in the false belief that he was on their side. It turns out they don’t need for him to be their retribution. They just need a trade policy that doesn’t drive their best customer away.
I Couldn't Help Falling in Love With These Elvis Covers
Make yourself useless by sampling the many cover versions of your favorite songs.
We're in Trouble. Just Ask the CIA.
Our spy agency has a model for predicting countries' political instability and potential for violence. The U.S. fits it.
I Pray They Stop Praying in Public Schools
My church learned more than two centuries ago that in the United States, if you want your children to pray in school, you will need your own school.
My Best Facebook Posts
Social is not my favorite medium but occasionally I get motivated to post something of a political nature. Here are a few.
Part 2. What Did We Break This Time?
BABY BOOMERS: CULPRITS, VICTIMS OR JUST SOCIAL BUTTERFINGERS?
