Trump v. Lincoln

Mike Magee In the early days of 2026, we Americans find ourselves confronted by three undeniable realities: an obviously impaired President in his second term, a vaulted democracy with checks and balances that are struggling to rise to the autocratic challenge, and an ICE army of state invaders which appears ready to trigger a second […]

MLK: “A Voteless People Is A Powerless People.”

Mike Magee Today is Martin Luther King Day. And in three days we’ll commemorate the 53rd anniversary of LBJ’s death. When MLK was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968, LBJ asked Americans to seize a higher ground. He said, in part: I ask every citizen to reject the blind violence that has struck Dr. […]

A “Policy Induced Downturn” Hits The Hoosier State.

Mike Magee In his classic review of the famous movie, “The Hoosiers,” Roger Ebert writes, “This is a movie about a tiny Indiana high school that sends a team all the way to the state basketball finals in the days when schools of all sizes played in the same tournaments and a David could […]

“Talking Smart and Telling Lies.”

Mike Magee On the back end of Thanksgiving celebrations with family, and in a reflective mood, I came across a United Methodist Insight publication from a year ago with the title “Remembering Big Lies Told at Church Pancake Suppers.” It was written by John Sumwalt, a retired United Methodist Pastor from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. In […]

Emancipated Pragmatism – Democratic Symbolic Action

Mike Magee Give thanks for our America, blemishes and all. Ken Burns says as much, making it clear, we are a mess of contradictions, and that is (in part) what makes us a uniquely American. Consider that in a single week, we have had to endure Trump’s “Things happen” as he defended the Saudi crown […]

“Those In Authority Must Retain the Public’s Trust.” The Catholic Bishops Have Spoken.

Mike Magee “The key is trust. It is when people feel totally alienated and isolated that the society breaks down. Telling the truth is what held society together.” ___________________________________________________ The words above seem to be contemporary – written in the midst of ICE raids on helpless immigrants, drawing comparisons to Selma, Alabama years ago. And, […]

Playing Ball In Health Politics

Mike Magee The massive extension of tax cuts to the super-wealthy and financing of ICE-laced terrorism of immigrants doesn’t come cheap. The Kaiser Family Foundation predicts it will expand the nation’s debt ceiling by $5 trillion and add 17 million to the ranks of the uninsured by 2034. And a big part […]

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