Lone Umbrella

Everything You Didn't Know You Needed to Know

Opinion: No, Everything’s Not On Fire

July 28, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

In the world of today’s 24 hour news cycle, here’s why you should be glad for tomorrow—with a more personal note.

The story of two fires, two cities, and a raid that I hope display a stubborn human persistence to rebuild.

Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings: Not People ‘Over There’

“When I began this post a half-hour ago, the death toll was reported at 207. As I write this line, the death toll stands at 215. Those are numbers—and numbers often seem to mean little.”

A Very Opinionated Rant: A Look At Some Worrisome Aftermath

Kavanaugh is on the court. But perhaps more important than his placement is the process it took to get him there.

If Dems Don’t Win the House in November, Can They Kiss 2020 Goodbye?

Mid-term elections are volatile. Almost always. They historically display the cantankerousness of the American electorate with pristine clarity. Mid-term elections are like the shiny new Christmas toy that finds itself dunked in an April mud puddle simply because you’ve become bored with it. That’s what happens.