The Practical Liberal: Perfecting the Workaround

Last week I was out in front of the bungalow, scraping ice from my front walk, when I encountered my neighbors, a gay couple in their 60s, heading out to make signs for the Women’s March set for that Saturday. They asked me if I was going to be participating and I said no and explained my reasons why. They seemed rather nonplussed as they got into their…