Last night, I saw Azar Nafisi speak. (She wrote Reading Lolita in Tehran.) She is passionate on the subject of reading, and sees reading even in the United States as an increasingly (and necessary) subversive act. I’m too stupid this morning to say more, but when asked if she had been contacted by the State Department or this administration for her thoughts on US/Iran relations, she replied in the affirmative, adding that the most successful academic types to breach White House walls offer easily digested ideas in accord with prevailing policy. “They don’t do nuance,” she said.
Neither do I this morning. Back with some knitting, etc. next week. Enjoy the weekend.