The Seventh-Inning Stretch Under Socialism
It’s possible to elevate the working class without the jingoism.
The townspeople, fortified with lawn chairs, have turned out. “Thank you!” The parade-goers shout to an elderly vet on the American Legion float. He probably fought in Korea. He smiles and waves. We go every year to the Fourth of July parade in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the small, seaside city where my sister lives. We go […]