Multiple Artists/Makers
[Broadside for the Capture of John Wilkes Booth, John Surratt, and David Herold]
(April 20, 1865)

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice”
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"That overlong Arc of Decency will perhaps this time finally inflict his Comeuppance."

Twenty-one months ago, on the Winter Solstice, anticipating the inauguration of who, I felt certain, would prove to be the worst President in the history of our country and probably in the history of this world, I began writing a series I entitled NextWorld. In it, I reviewed a few of my memories from his forgettable first term and speculated on how those patterns might manifest during his second. He seemed no less malignant than he had been through his first attempt, and I had no good reason to expect he wouldn’t be worse through his second. I needed reminding because I had reset into a contented complacency through Biden’s Presidency. I know that many seemed deeply dissatisfied with Biden’s performance, but their complaints seemed petty to me after observing his predecessor’s turn. I was preparing myself for an eclipse, where a reliable sun would be overshadowed by forces far more malignant than any moon.

I took no pleasure in this exercise.

Tags: #Comeuppance, #PureSchmaltz