On Efforts to Mine Depth From the Malignant Shallows

In spite of both being an avowed (and repentant) news junkie and starting these pieces so that I might have a platform to write and think about – among other things – politics in a form beyond tweet or outraged gesticulation, I’ve rarely used this space to actually write about politics.

(Nevermind a desire to make whatever limited skills I have with words of tangible, contributive value by writing speeches for any sane person running for office)

Two things at play here, maybe: One, a belief...