Yesterday morning may have been the first time I fully exhaled in two years. It was certainly the first time I rejoiced, increasingly loudly, as I read the news on 1440. Racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and all of the hateful scourges we’ve lately been subject to did not win. It’s amazing what the restoration of hope can do for the spirits. Of course, things aren’t going to change overnight; it’ll take years to undo the damage that’s been done. Things might even get worse before
