“The conditions that make a society vulnerable to political violence are complex but well established: highly visible wealth disparity, declining trust in democratic institutions, a perceived sense of victimhood, intense partisan engagement based on identity, rapid demographic change, flourishing conspiracy theories, violent dehumanizing rhetoric against the “other,” a sharply divided…

A Wok Book Review D.H. Lawrence’s, The Rainbow: Is This What Christian Nationalist Want? God, what a boring book. Why do I try? I have pretensions of reading classical literature before I die. But I’m learning it is a waste of my time. I am too old. I should have…

Does Ottawa Impact Really Know What They are Doing? — The Example of Ottawa County, Michigan The Far-Right/Christian Nationalist Takeover of Ottawa County, Michigan’s, county government, health department, and various local public school boards are stamped with vitriolic opposition toward sex and gender educational awareness: actions and positions not in accord with traditional sexual mores are condemned and prohibited; people…

Another Lyrical Piece by Prisoner KJ

The Clowns: — During act changes, a circus will send in the clowns to entertain and distract the audience from major equipment and costume changes made by those controlling the overall circus. But don’t underestimate the clowns, which are also the opening act intended to soften the crowd for what’s to come and…