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Holy Mountain: A Blog about Our Common Life · 1mo · discuss

(Google Maps screenshot)(9/5/2026) Ten years ago, we in the United States were engaged in a presidential election campaign that would bring us the first of two presidential terms for Donald Trump. That was not the outcome I anticipated back in September 2016, but I certainly noticed the surly tone of American politics. The presidential debates occurred against the backdrop of rising Cedar River levels.The grass-roots efforts by hundreds of Cedar Rapidians this past weekend to protect their fellow citizens' homes and businesses speak to the best potential of our common life. The candidates just don't. Clinton is no visionary, and...