A Mississippi street preacher gets another shot at challenging a protest ordinance separating him from his audience. Gabriel Olivier is a Christian evangelical street preacher who thinks you are going to hell, and he isn’t afraid to say so through an amplifier. He will call you a whore and a Jezebel, and tell you that … Continue reading Do Street Preachers and Protesters Have a Right to Get in Your Face?
Category: Commentary
FCC to Media: Tow the Party Line, or Lose Your Broadcast License
Straight up shameless tyranny, right out of the Project 2025 playbook. So you don’t have to go to the X swamp, here’s the bare-knuckled threat posted by Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr on Saturday: “Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now … Continue reading FCC to Media: Tow the Party Line, or Lose Your Broadcast License
Every Vote Counts, And Every Tyrant Can Be Toppled
No Kings, North Carolina style. With so much going on at the national level, it can be hard to muddle through the noise to pay attention to state politics. But the Republican primary contest between North Carolina State Senate President Phil Berger and his challenger, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, has much to commend it … Continue reading Every Vote Counts, And Every Tyrant Can Be Toppled
When Does a Fascist Become a Nazi?
When they espouse overt racism, that's one answer. In January, I wrote about American fascism, pointing to Project 2025 as the blueprint for the second Trump administration’s complete reworking of American society and our democratic form of government: “If the rule of law no longer applies, then we have entered an era that none of … Continue reading When Does a Fascist Become a Nazi?
Pirro's Pet Prosecutor Gets No-Billed ZIP-23
All 23 members of the D.C. grand jury stood up and said no! Once again, attorneys all over the country are snark-laughing at D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s latest failed attempt to indict a ham sandwich American citizens resisting the authoritarian takeover. This time her target was six “seditious” congresscritters who urged members of the … Continue reading Pirro's Pet Prosecutor Gets No-Billed ZIP-23
No Tyranny Tuesday – Minnesota Edition – 1/27/2026 – 3:30 – 5:00 pm
"Are you OK?" Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse who was trying to help a woman who had been shoved down by an ICE agent and pepper-sprayed in the face. His last words were “Are you OK?” He was shot ten times. Source: An undated photo of Alex Pretti, ICU nurse, provided by Michael Pretti … Continue reading No Tyranny Tuesday – Minnesota Edition – 1/27/2026 – 3:30 – 5:00 pm
American Nazism
They aren't hiding in their bunkers any more. Over the past several months I have written about various aspects of Project 2025, emphasizing that it is the blueprint for this administration’s complete reworking of American society and our democratic form of government: deconstruction of entire federal agencies; intimidation and illegal firing of federal employees1; the … Continue reading American Nazism
Before his image appeared on oatmeal boxes, William Penn stood up.
And an English jury stood up with him, to the benefit of all of us today. We all learned in American History class (I hope) that Quaker William Penn founded the Province of Pennsylvania 1681 as a haven for religious freedom and democracy. That itself was a major act of standing up, but it was … Continue reading Before his image appeared on oatmeal boxes, William Penn stood up.
John Lewis, the Patron Saint of Standing Up
Ask yourself, what would John Lewis do? January 6. It’s a good day to remember civil rights giant John Lewis (1940-2020). During the holiday week I caught a rerun of the PBS Finding Your Roots episode profiling his family history. The Apple.com home page on the weekend after John Lewis passed in 2020. Lewis stood … Continue reading John Lewis, the Patron Saint of Standing Up
Josiah Dubois Stood Up Against Tyranny When It Countedstan
And then he stood up again. Josiah Dubois Jr. was an attorney who spent most of his career practicing in a small law firm in Camden County, New Jersey. Surprisingly for a small town attorney, his passing in 1983 at the age of 70 was noted in The New York Times. The headline: “J.E. DUBOIS … Continue reading Josiah Dubois Stood Up Against Tyranny When It Countedstan