It didn’t look or feel like lighting the fuse to a load of dynamite. But that’s what West Richmond Friends Meeting in Indiana did in June 2008 when they added a minute to their website. They placed the post without fanfare. But the fuse, once lit, sputtered and flashed for several years, and the … Continue reading Indiana Trainwreck: Trauma in Midwestern Quakerdom
Signs of the Times: > a crowded Colorado restaurant on Mother’s’ Day. > Jam-packed taverns in Wisconsin. > Dr. Fauci sidelined in the White House, as pundits speculate on when he’ll be fired. Upshot: the lockdown season is ending, not with a bang, but a whimper— many whimpers, if anyone will still listen to those … Continue reading The Viral Turning Point, and After
Two excellent articles on May 12, arguing almost exactly opposite cases, and both (to me) almost equally persuasive. First, the Optimist: Greg Sargent in the Washington Post: “Trump is badly botching the virus. New polls show Americans know it: In what should be seen as a rebuke of President Trump, Anthony S. Fauci will tell … Continue reading Point/Counterpoint: The Country Is Holding Together/ Oh, No It Isn’t
Laugh or cry? Not Making This Up Dept. (But hat-tip to “Nina” for her made-up contribution. See below.) A dozen or so heavily armed white men walked through downtown Raleigh NC on a balmy re-opening Saturday. to add spice to the incursion, they went into a Subway and ordered up foot-longs, which looked tiny compared … Continue reading Armed men invade re-opening Downtown Raleigh NC; Twitter strikes back