The article discusses the muted national response to the policies of the second Trump Administration compared to 2017, noting that local communities, like Minneapolis and St. Paul, remain active in resistance against immigration enforcement. The piece reflects on generational concerns about existential crises, as experienced by one commentator during historical events like the Cuban missile crisis. Lastly, it highlights the importance of reviving recognition of underappreciated talents, such as Alma Mahler-Werfel, while addressing the misogyny that impacted her career in music.
Local acts of resistance like these have always been and will always be meaningful.
I graduated from college at twenty-three, amid predictions of a global famine and a nuclear war... I was surprised that the world was still extant.
Still, it must have made an impression on me; I decided to retire early, as it were.
Who’s to say they’re wrong? In the meantime, maybe we should all take the advice of Alfred E. Neuman and say, 'What, me worry?'
Alex Ross's worthwhile article... highlights the talent of a long-overlooked composer, and of relating the misogyny that stifled her success.
#political-resistance #immigration-policies #historical-reflection #cultural-recognition #women-in-music
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