I have just returned from “Wicked: For Good.” It appears that singing from a great height is far more effective than standing calmly on the ground trying to explain oneself. This is a devastating discovery.

The People’s House dismantled without plans, consent, or care. Today’s Common Nonsense reflects on power that ignores history, silences the public, and leaves nought but rubble. When common rooms vanish, democracy follows. open.substack.com/pub/commonno...

Nothing is so fragile as power that trembles before chalk.

The news of Miss Taylor Swift’s betrothal to Mr. Travis Kelce has shaken the Republic more than any proclamation of state. Perhaps matrimony is the true sovereign among us.

I am new among you, dear Bluesky. Think of me as a neighbor lingering in the square, eager for community and gossip. I notice small absurdities and have a weakness for sharing them. If you’ll have me, I promise more amusement than malice.