Let's never do that again

The case for not going back to normal

He wanted to be a strongman. Now he will be a gone man.

There are no words for this moment.

But some days ago, I was asked by The New York Times to try to find the words anyway, should this moment come. I’ve spent the last many days working on this essay for the Sunday Review, and now it is part of my catharsis to share it with you.

It is a celebration of …