Lessons from the last year I hope not to forget The dark winter of 2020–21 is behind us, giving way to an uneven spring. Depending on your circumstances — your profession, your age, where you live, whether or not you’ve been vaccinated,…
I’m hoping it’s not just me Since late January, there’s been a shift in tone At least in my corner of the nation, which is admittedly a deep-blue pocket in a majority blue state. Most of us here were mightily…
Please, just shoot us now Life right now feels like the last months of a war We are battle-weary. We’ve suffered monumental losses, more deaths than in World War II. Our daily lives have contracted and changed shape in ways we…
The Republic stands, but I slump I didn’t give much thought to how I’d feel after the Inauguration I mean, how could I? There was just so much going on. Every single day since at least Halloween has been a…
January is the Month With Two Faces A two-faced Roman deity gives us the name January Or maybe not: Wikipedia points out that while “conventional belief” holds that the first month of the year is named after Janus, ancient Roman…