An Inauguration-Weekend drive through country-store America — When I get fed up with the ongoing reality TV show that has taken over the news, I spend a day or, if I can manage it, a long weekend driving around Virginia. Not the Northern Virginia of Arlington and Alexandria where I used to live and owned an apartment…

Cross-posted from heyayeh.com When I get fed up with the ongoing reality TV show that has taken over the news, I spend a day or, if I can manage it, a long weekend driving around Virginia. Not the Northern Virginia of Arlington and Alexandria where I used to live and…

I adapted this piece from a post I originally shared on my facebook feed on November 12th, 2016. It’s also reposted on my blog. These past two years, I’ve thought a lot about how and why I confront others I disagree with the way that I do. Why do I…