Wednesday as we were reeling from the aftereffects of the election, my dear sister Eleanor sent me a care package.
Blog Posts on Politics
The Lost Cause Rises Again
Early yesterday evening as I was watching the election coverage, I saw it on the screen: the solid South, the mass of red states in the Southeast that told me too clearly who our next president is going to be.
Mending
The facts of the manufacture and eventual demise of clothes are becoming clear… this is an area where all of us who consume can contribute.
Labor Day 2024
Screams of “Burn him! Burn him!” Friday night as the puppet went up in flames also burned what little is left of our understanding of the original meaning of Labor Day.
The Impossible Dream Renewed
Disappointment and depression are hard to shake; they become a habit, protecting us from hopes that seem doomed.
Hope
A friend’s question prompted me to wonder why I’ve felt and heard so little enthusiasm—in fact, almost no mention among family—of the extraordinary elevation of Vice-President Kamala Harris to the position of Democratic nominee for the presidency.
What Is Strength
We are now caught in an unarticulated contest between “strength” and “weakness” going into the presidential election.
Hawk-Eye Is Here
After Donald Trump’s ear was shot at the rally last Saturday, one of the uniformed men rushing onto the stage shouted, “Hawk-Eye is here!” and I felt the thrill I used to feel as a child when a wizard or a powerful fairy arrived to set things right.
Where Are the Women?
As always happens when the United States is at war, now on three fronts, women disappear.
The Zombie Law
Michelle Goldberg’s column in The New York Times describes the 1935 Federal Comstock Act as a threat that Americans have not taken seriously.