The End Of Tribalism
September 27, 2022
2022 midterm elections, a longing for sense and sensibility, balkanization of public education, Christiane Amanpour, democracy at a flexion point, Donald Trump, fantasy, Josh Hawley, LGBTQ, Melinda French Gates, pending world famine, Putin's Ukrainian war, Republican party, Sayaka Murata, the importance of inalienable rights, Thu-Huong Ha, too late to save democracy?, tribalism, women's equality1 Comment
I sat down to brunch with a married couple I’ve known for years. The friendship is so comfortable, we dare to talk about religion and politics. Mostly we discuss books. The husband told me he was working through the novels of a Japanese woman who wrote fantasy. He couldn’t r
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Courtesy of publicdomainpictures.net publicdomainpictures.net This Christmas Eve, I will share my fantasy “Marie Eau-Clair.” The Colored Lens published the piece in 2012. Given its mystical and magical theme, it seems perfect for the holiday season. I republish it here in its
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