Ray Richmond

Like everyone, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about Renee Nicole Good and the horrible fate that befell her in Minneapolis last Wednesday. Given what we’ve seen on video, that there is even debate over whether she deserved to die is absolutely ... See more

Renee Nicole Good is dead. She was murdered in cold blood in Minneapolis by a masked federal agent who had to know his safety was never in question. The agent ordered Good out of her SUV. She turned the wheels away from him to go home. He was apparently o... See more

One of the precepts of Alcoholics Anonymous that drives the success of the program is the idea of healthy shame. It’s all part of taking a moral inventory and making amends. Applied in a positive way, free of guilt, shame helps to keep sober alcoholics fo... See more

We who follow this website spent the whole of 2025 wondering how it’s possible for anyone – much less seemingly a full third of the American populace – to support a literal monster named Donald Trump. It appears to have little to do with his policy or ide... See more

You know how you’ve been listening to all the chatter about the expiring of the Affordable Care Act premium subsidies on Dec. 31 with about 25 percent of your attention? Well, it may be time to engage the other 75 percent. Brace yourself, because this thi... See more