Immediately after the November 2016 election, I discontinued my weekly column for this newspaper. From writing Relocations I had derived pleasure, and from my readers encouragement. But Trump’s election was as puzzling as it was disheartening. What did it say about the condition of our shared life in this nation for which — like it or not — we must take responsibility? Until I could achieve some clarity on that score, I didn’t know how best to re-engage in public [...]
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