Mikhail Gorbachev is Dead and that Feels Like Something
Mikhail Gorbachev died yesterday, August 30, 2022. And I feel… sad? I think that’s what this is. Sadness. But why?
![I Believe... [Missing the Cold War]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/579fa3912994ca0eff850271/1630679273892-P62V0VGKYKPAUIV322RW/6C539672-EC3F-46B6-B177-C4E275CEFD10.jpeg)
I Believe... [Missing the Cold War]
...that I long for the days of the Cold War when our enemies were Soviets instead of each other and we thought hiding under our desks could save us from nuclear war.
America has always sold itself like a potluck dinner—“Bring your culture! Bring your grandma’s recipes! Bring the funky spices we can pretend we invented!”