The New Normalization

We revive an essay from a couple years ago to help explain how so many voters could reward tyrants who want to ruin their lives.

Atlanta, GA

September 19, 2020

This year has been generous. It’s given us plenty to complain about, and I’ve taken full advantage. I’ve drunk from every half-empty glass, and found the cloud within each silver lining.

Dazed and confused, groping in the dark as the ground shifts beneath our feet, it’s hard each day not to bang our head on beams of anxiety, …