BCD Statement on U.S. Military Intervention in Venezuela

BCD Statement on U.S. Military Intervention in Venezuela

The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy issues this declaration in response to the recent military actions by the United States against the sovereign nation of Venezuela and the capture of its head of state, Nicolás Maduro. These events must be examined through the...
The Supreme Court Stands on its Head

The Supreme Court Stands on its Head

In Trump v. United States (2024), decided 6–3 on July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that a former president enjoys (1) absolute immunity for actions within his “conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority,” (2) presumptive immunity for other “official acts,”...
The Brave Little Parrot and the Fire of Apathy

The Brave Little Parrot and the Fire of Apathy

There’s an old Jataka tale about a small parrot trying to put out a forest fire. You’ve probably heard some version of it. The fire doesn’t start as an inferno. It begins as a barely visible line of orange, like someone dragging a hot wire across the horizon. The...
Heroes Without Headlines

Heroes Without Headlines

They arrive quietly, often unseen by the cameras that prefer the spectacle of the border or the flash of a crime scene. Yet the pulse of immigrant America beats in laboratories, kitchens, hospitals, and disaster zones across the country. It moves through the hands of...
The Constitutional Illiteracy of J. D. Vance

The Constitutional Illiteracy of J. D. Vance

When Vice President J. D. Vance recently announced that the administration would “follow the law” but not a federal court order mandating full funding for SNAP benefits, he may have believed he was drawing a fine distinction between reason and judicial excess....