We can buy and acquire a lot of things at Christmas, but none of them will bring us joy. Happiness, yes, but not joy. Joy arises from something other than
Dark winter : A bewildering chill descends
Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post
Dec. 22, 2020
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The dark winter that President-elect Joe Biden warned of during the final presidential debate last fall is now upon us. Winter officially began on Monday, the days are at their shortest and the number of coronavirus cases in the United States has never been higher. Things will almost certainly get worse, as more people travel for the holidays and resistance to basic public health measures continues, abetted by the irresponsibility of the waning Trump administration and its still vigorous agents in the partisan media.
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