Author: Tom Kertes

I am not Christian – as I am a non-theist.  But I was raised Christian, and I love many of its stories – especially the stories in the New Testament and the loving Jesus myth.  Easter is one of my favorite...

Democrats and other progressives have the upper moral hand on most issues. We oppose oppression, we support rule of law and human rights, we seek restraint on the use of military force, we value truthfulness in civic life. We...

Life is political. And politics is a good thing.  Those who mistake the partisan for the political mistake the trees for the forest.  And if we believe that politics is partisanship we risk killing off any possibility...

Some kossers that have read my diaries in the past know that there was a one month period when I stopped posting at the site.  Here is a little naval gazing on why I stopped posting, and why I started up again.I started...

I’d like to have a place on the Internet where I can go and talk hard core theory, strategy and tactics.  Where reflection is central to political discourse.  I’d like to be challenged, and to challenge...