Anthony Reimer

The date was April 28, 2009. I didn't realize it at the time but this would be the date my life truly began. I wasn't there for the birth of my oldest son, who is technically my stepson though I’ve never seen a difference between

This is an election year, so you know what that means: It’s time to demonize the hell out of immigrants and freak out about migrants at the Southern border. Republicans' newest stab is the proposed “bipartisan” Senate bill put forward by Senators Lankford, Sinema, and Murphy, tying military

I haven’t written in a while. Believe me, dear reader, it is not for a lack of trying. Countless mornings have been spent staring at a blank piece of paper trying to make the words come out of me, like trying to squeeze the last bit of toothpaste out

House Republicans, in their bad-faith attempt to pretend they give a shit about the nation’s debt, are once again pushing the nation to the brink of financial catastrophe. Forgetting how badly this blew up in their faces during the Obama years, Republicans are refusing to raise the country'

The United States has had one constant story about itself: That it is, above all else, a land of opportunity. A true meritocracy. Anyone, regardless of where you come from, has the same opportunity to climb the metaphorical social ladder through hard work, talent, and merit. While meritocracy may seem