pick a thread and pull

In her essay “Insurrectionary Aunthood,” published in the recent collection No Straight Road Takes You There , author and historian Rebecca Solnit 1 writes that in many areas of thought, like biology, economics, and sociology, we're seeing a shift toward “a more systemic, more interconnected worldview that emphasizes human empathy, sharing, and collaboration.” Its antithesis is what I think of as…