Nine years ago, a young black American whip-smart by the name of Barak Obama became the 44th President of the United States. As we'd just moved overseas, I didn't vote in that election, but if I had, it's likely I would've cast my vote for the graphic designer who created...
Read moreA gift on my Irish doorstep on day 4 of Trump's America
I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve been afraid to go beyond my front door in the last few days. The news is still filled with American chaos and riots and the very real fears faced by ethnic and religious minorities, women and the disabled. They’ve been put in the crosshairs of the President-elect...
Read moreWhat to do when you don't know what to do
When Syrian children began washing ashore on Europe's beaches, I took a long hard look at our office-slash-dining room and considered the new Ikea sofa sleeper we had just purchased on clearance. How fortuitous, I thought. We could fit a family of three in here!
Read moreElection hangover in Babylon
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As the polls were closing, results came quickly in and the victor of our presidential election was announced, I sighed with relief. I'm so thankful it's over, I'm so thankful it was decided quickly, I'm so thankful we have the freedom to participate in the process...
Read moreIn defense of the silent dissenter
My facebook has gotten very loud recently. Pictures, cartoons and tweets... status debates and name-calling. I am overwhelmed with the noise of it all, the deafening white noise of an unholy alliance between social media and political obsession.
I am the silent dissenter. Informed, yet searching. Impassioned, yet fallible...
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