March 5, 2020

I hate to do this on a day when so much happened—more COVID-19 and concerns over our apparent lack of testing, the stock market falling significantly again, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren suspending her campaign but refusing to endorse another candidate, and Federal Judge Reggie Walton deciding that he will review the unredacted Mueller Report on Russian interference in the 2016 election because he believes Attorney General William Barr misrepresented what was in it—but I am out of bandwidth and don’t trust my ability to write fairly or coherently as tired as I am.

It is Spring Break at Boston College, where I teach, and my partner and I have spent the last several days sightseeing and hiking in the Southwest, trying to catch a little bit of a breather before the new book drops in a couple weeks. Neither of us has been here before, and it’s been absolutely amazing. But between the early morning hikes and the late night writing, I’ve finally burned the candle too long at either end.

Very sorry to do this, and will be back tomorrow… er, today… after I catch up on some sleep.

Heather

Yesterday morning at Zion National Park in Utah...