Refugees don't make our country less safe. But xenophobia, fear and hate do.

The U.S. cannot implement a cogent strategy on the world stage if no one is sure whether to take the President seriously.

I served on active duty and know that active duty personnel have basically zero interaction with the VA.

Trump bragged about hiring only the 'best people' when he was running for president. We're seeing, time and again, the opposite. It's unclear whether the president's definition of 'best people' is different than ours, or if the 'best people' simply aren't interested in working for him.

The suspicion that immigrants are not to be trusted or are unpatriotic is not just wrong; it is un-American. And dangerous.