Dear President Trump, Today is a new day. I know yesterday was a new day when it was today and tomorrow will be a new day when it becomes today so there are chances for new starts all the time. I’m especially grateful for this particular new day because I finally have a useful way … Continue reading We need full-on rebellion
Alternate Realities
Have you ever washed dishes?
Dear President Trump, Have you ever washed dishes? I’d be surprised if you have ever done any cleaning at all. Our dishwasher broke recently and we haven’t yet replaced it so we are doing lots more dishes by hand. It’s ok, it’s kind of meditative, and there’s a certain satisfaction in getting everything neat and … Continue reading Have you ever washed dishes?
We already are crazy people
Dear President Trump, From the WP this evening: “North Korea is looming large,” (Senator) Graham said. “We’d look like crazy people to shut down the government in light of all of our problems.” Yep. He's got it almost right, but I don't think he goes far enough. We already are crazy people. The threat of … Continue reading We already are crazy people
Healthy doses of doubt
Dear President Trump, Nothing in particular has gone wrong, but most of the day I've felt on the verge of tears. I'm guessing you don't have these sorts of days, but who knows? Maybe when you are alone or just spending time with Melania you can let your guard down and let yourself feel unsure … Continue reading Healthy doses of doubt
A drop of water
Dear President Trump, It was a beautiful, clear, cool, quiet morning with a nice smattering of stars visible. I only felt scared once when my own shadow surprised me over my shoulder. Near the end of my run I said my usual lovingkindness prayer for myself, Laura, Iris, a runner I don't know, you, and … Continue reading A drop of water
Stop the crocodile tears
Dear President Trump, The idea that we are losing our history by removing statues venerating Confederate military leaders might have some merit in another universe where there were similarly grand statues celebrating the bravery and achievements of non-military leaders and innovators and where the genders and races of those depicted were proportionate to their numbers … Continue reading Stop the crocodile tears
Privilege and the independence myth
Dear President Trump, When I was a child I was fascinated by the "accident of birth" idea and routinely tried to imagine having been born into the life of an East Indian in one of the untouchable castes. I'd try and picture picking through heaps of garbage to find food and anything I could sell. … Continue reading Privilege and the independence myth
Rising hoards
Dear President Trump, I realized right after I sent your letter yesterday that there's another, far more cynical, more likely scenario with the 2020 census count that I completely missed that would allow you to indulge in foisting histrionics about government surveillance onto your base. Basically I can see how you all would actually think … Continue reading Rising hoards
Truth and reconciliation
Dear President Trump, I have another thought experiment for us to try. Although I'd like to set it up so Black people were never enslaved, we need a different starting place to get us really thinking since the legacy of slavery's poison has so fundamentally and insidiously shaped who we are as a nation. To … Continue reading Truth and reconciliation
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