Barack Obama

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King….

by Karoli on January 16, 2012 · 2 comments

Then-Senator Barack Obama’s historic speech on race. Since his election, we’ve seen racism on both sides of the political spectrum. The far right views him as the antiChrist; the far left has projected expectations unlike any projected on any American president, at least in my lifetime. And yet, he keeps on. One small step to [...]

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The left doth protest too much

by Karoli on November 13, 2009 · 13 comments

Image via Wikipedia Reading through my Twitter stream lately is a little like stepping into a stadium full of angry, outraged birds. Lots of protests and stirrings on both sides of the pot, peppered with a few whispers of wisdom from time to time. Escaping the din, I open my email to find a zillion [...]

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About Afghanistan…

by Karoli on November 11, 2009 · 14 comments

I’ve been reading and brain-picking for months on this topic, trying to understand it and trying to come up with how I feel about the possibility of making a longer-term commitment to a country that is known to consume empires. It’s more than theoretical to me — a close relative spent a good chunk of [...]

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