Real Power

I’m not at all happy with how our 2016 national elections turned out, but what’s done is done and we have to move forward.

I can move forward with hope because I know that the person who holds the…

To White, Straight, Progressive Men

Hi. My name is Dominic. I’m probably a lot like you. I’m working on my college education. I voted (early) for Hillary Clinton. I retweeted satirical images making fun of Trump and posted lengthy Facebook statuses laying out my political beliefs. I was helping.

Selfish Orientalist

I am surrounded by humans, they are everywhere. While I’m punching in data, picking up my coffee, pulling myself up on a bar, while I’m driving and even in the bathroom. Humans are everywhere.

What We Talk About When We Talk About “Daddy Issues”

Why I Sit

I’ve never understood why I had to pledge allegiance to the flag. I learned the words out of obligation. I recited them because I was…

A Nod to Kaepernick, On Bended Knee

Women’s soccer player Megan Rapinoe followed the example of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin…

Just How Sacred is Our National Anthem?

The Colin Kaepernick controversy raises a host of emotional responses. There are those who…

On Freedom and Safe Spaces

What is a safe space?

In college I led a discussion group called “WISex” through my campus Christian fellowship. The affectionate acronym stands for “Women’s Identity and Sexuality” and the group was designed for women-identifying students to discuss…

What’s your reaction when you see this picture?