What is โ€œMoral Injuryโ€ and What is to be Done About It? (Part 1 of 2)

[I wrote this in 2019. Even more convinced than I was then.] โ€œMoral injuryโ€ is a phrase being bantered about these days. The banterers define it as โ€œthe damage done to oneโ€™s conscience or moral compass when that person perpetrates, witnesses or fails to prevent acts that transgress their own moral and ethical values and …

Dear Mr. President,

Some of our fellow citizens have been complaining about how youโ€™re managing your time and our money these days. But most of us believe their concerns to be entirely asinine. Youโ€™re under no obligation to answer to American citizens, especially those who didnโ€™t even vote for you! Of course, โ€œgovernment by the people and for …

โ€œIโ€™ll never apologize!โ€

โ€œRemember that when you have to pay a little bit more, $4โ€”itโ€™s okay. I mean, itโ€™sโ€ฆ Iโ€™ll never apologize, I did the right thing. After we finish defeating Iran [...] pretty soon Iโ€™ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States.โ€ Who said this? Hint #1: Itโ€™s someone whoโ€™s never personally been …

The Kicker

Confession: Iโ€™m not a soccer fan. Iโ€™m not against it. I just donโ€™t follow it. Maybe Iโ€™d like it better if they made the goal twice the size and made the goalie play on his knees? Until recently I thought the World Cup had something to do with an alcoholic beverage containing ingredients from around …