Today's post takes a humanist beat.

For all readers, I consider how this media moment is driving people to extremes.

Then, for paid subscribers, I give an example of a local street person who reflects a more overt sign of society's breaking points--but only to highlight that it would be a mistake to presume breaking points don't exist all around us.

Our ongoing sanity amid relentless threats to our democracies is always an open question.

Tread lightly where you can.
https://open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/p/holding-on-to-stories-of-ourselves