Connie Schultz
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Here’s To Motherhood — Or Not
Recently, a friend and I were talking about our younger parenting days when she said, "You know, you still talk about your single mother days, but that was years ago." → Read More
Praise Jesus, But Not Really
After I first started writing a column, in the fall of 2002, it wasn't long before I heard regularly from those who brandished God as a weapon in opposing LGBTQ rights. → Read More
Why I’d (Always) Rather Talk About Michael J. Fox
How do we acknowledge the death of someone who made a career of inflicting harm? → Read More
We Can Stop Wondering Who The Republicans Want To Be
Greene established her QAnon cred in a lead-up to her successful 2020 run for Congress. She mocked the 2018 Parkland high school massacre a "false flag." On Facebook, she posted a photo of survivor David Hogg and identified him as "littlerhitler." → Read More
We Are Not Helpless
Four days after Christmas, five days before he was to be sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died of complications from COVID-19 at a hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana. → Read More
Speaking Of Baby Jesus, Let’s Discuss Holiday Tipping
This is the time of year when I try to remind patrons of restaurants and coffee shops to tip generously, in the spirt of the season. I want us to tip well all year long, of course, but December can pack a special wallop of motivation. → Read More
How Polite Of Melania Trump
I don't care about Melania Trump's past life as a model. She has a right to do as she wants with her own body. Any attempt by liberals to shame her for that is an act of hypocrisy... What I care about is her disregard for her fellow Americans. → Read More
Finding Our Hope In Her Ambition
It has been a long four years. But for the first time in many months, I feel a rumbling deep inside that is lifting me out of this weariness. I will dare to name it. Let's call it hope. → Read More
Let’s Avoid A Duel Over Religious Dogma
On Thursday, President Donald Trump landed here in Cleveland and had barely plodded across the tarmac before declaring that Joe Biden would "hurt God." → Read More
‘Walk With The Wind’…And Vote
You may think that we should not sully John Lewis' memory with tales of Trump. But in John's memory, we cannot take a break from this president's malfeasance. → Read More
For John Lewis, We Will Carry On
The first time I met John Lewis, in 2003, it was as the new girlfriend of his colleague in the House of Representatives. He had just sat down at his assigned seat in a room full of dinner tables, but as soon as he saw Sherrod and me walking toward him, John stood up and pulled me into a hug. → Read More
It’s Not A Debate — Wear A Mask
If you're still opposed to wearing a face mask in public, this column is for Very Special You. → Read More
For Dreamers. A Temporary Reprieve
On Thursday, the Supreme Court stopped President Donald Trump from inflicting the devastation that candidate Trump had vowed to inflict on 700,000 young immigrants in this country. → Read More
My Mother The Essential Worker
On the eve of my junior year in high school, my mother returned to the job she'd held before she became pregnant with me, at age 19, and married my father, who was also 19. → Read More
Shhh, White People — And Listen
My friend Kate and I were walking through our Cleveland neighborhood when our conversation, conducted at a safe distance from each other, turned to the funeral of Tamir Rice. → Read More
Annie Glenn, American Hero
People have all kinds of ideas of what it means to be a "political wife," a term Annie and I agreed was shorthand for invisible. → Read More
Melania Trump, Go To The Border — And Be Best
Go to the border, First Lady Melania Trump. Listen to the parents describe why they have risked everything to flee and save their children's lives. → Read More
Melania Trump, Go To The Border — And Be Best
Go to the border, First Lady Melania Trump. Listen to the parents describe why they have risked everything to flee and save their children's lives. → Read More
Excuse Me. So Sorry. Excuse Me...
I was on the lookout for the man on the receiving end of that passenger's rage. I just wanted to smile at him, and I had a feeling I wasn't the only one. → Read More
In Trump's America, Honoring Workers Is An Act Of Resistance
Heiress Ivanka Trump apparently thinks if we make it national policy to pay American workers what they're worth, they'll lose all incentive to keep trying. → Read More