Thoughts after the First Week Following Trump’s Election The initial shock is mostly over. Yes, the American people elected a joke. A really, truly awful joke. However, in the midst of the hissing and groaning and jeering and other angrily vocal reactions, to my surprise, I noticed one particular person who isn’t laughing. Donald J. Trump. Recent images show a deflated, exhausted...
Thus Dies the Lingering Remnants of my Faith in Humanity The unthinkable has happened: Trump won the 2016 election. I woke up the morning after election night hoping the disastrous outcome that had appeared increasingly inevitable would be miraculously averted. That was foolish: even if you believe in miracles, you can’t count on them. Trump won decisively, taking swing state after...