Things my daddy never told me
Democracy: Sham or Tram?
‘Democracy is like a tram. You ride it until you arrive at your destination, then you step off.’ — Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (in James Durso, America Returns to the Tar-Baby Middle East)
Don’t ask… or else.
‘During the Covid era, a waiter or grocery store clerk could inquire about a parent's vaccination status, but a d…