American Civil Liberties Education. 
Fostering thoughtful resistance through diverse voices and principled storytelling.  

2025 in Review Part 2: Normalization of the Unthinkable

2025 in review part 2

2025 in Review: Part II of IV A Walden Wright Essay History does not begin with acceptance. It begins with shock. Every society confronted with moral rupture reacts first with disbelief. “This can’t be real.” “This won’t last.” “Someone will step in.” Outrage is loud, immediate, and emotionally expensive. It surges — and then, if […]

Porch Talk Sunday Sermon #1 Truth Social and Reality Show Madness Dumpster Fires

porch talk Sunday sermon truth social dumpster fire

Porch Talk Sunday Sermon #1 “WTF Is This Timeline?” — delivered by Walden Wright, keeper of the porch and the pulse Reading from the Book of American Absurdity: “15 Candidates.1 Billionaire.0 Shared Realities.Who will gaslight the nation this time?” Welcome, friends. Pull up a chair, pour something warm, and take a breath.Because this week, the […]

Porch Talk Grit 23 GOOD GRIEF, AMERICA.

Thanksgiving good grief porch talk grit 23

Porch Talk Grit 23 “Good Grief, America.” November 26 • Do What MATAs Liberty Lane with Walden Wright Sunrise came in slow this morning.The kind that doesn’t rush you, doesn’t lie to you, doesn’t pretend the world is lighter than it is. Liberty Lane stepped onto the porch with a cup of coffee in her […]