In light of the weekend headlines1, I thought I'd share this compelling passage at the start of an essay that James Baldwin penned for The Saturday Review of December 21, 1963 ("A Talk to Teachers").
Footnote
1. For example:
- Greenland is hard to defend. As Trump threatens, the Danes are trying.
- New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers, attempt to scare off lawsuits
- Autocrats worldwide rolling back rights and rule of law — and citing Trump's example
- Musk and Trump ratchet up involvement in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
- Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts
- IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspect undocumented immigrants
- ICE in Florida detaining Cubans during immigration appointments
- White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event
- After losing millions in federal funds, Texas food banks must now rely on donors
- Trump turbulence leads allies to rethink reliance on U.S. weapons
- Germany unlocking billions to supercharge military
- Russia launches massive drone attack on Kyiv ahead of ceasefire talks
- Bernie Sanders is drawing record crowds as he pushes Democrats to 'fight oligarchy'
- Bernie Sanders and AOC draw huge crowd to Tucson’s Catalina High School
- Iowans Are Backing Trans People After Lawmakers Legalized Discrimination
- RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore [The Onion, but not wrong]
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