It's Holocaust Remembrance Day

Lest You Forget, Here's an Unironic Post to Remind You

Dear Readers,

Happy New Year! I haven’t posted an essay, story, travelogue, or, indeed, anything new since December 1st when my new book was published. (That’s a link to purchase it if you haven’t had the chance yet.)

In the interim, my family traveled to South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania (which I learned that many locals pronounce tan-ZAY-nee-uh), and Kenya. I’m still mulling over that complex experience and working on an essay that I’ll share in the fullness of time.

Until then, please enjoy this essay from the archives, “Is Anything Worse Than Contemporary American Politics? Yes: the Holocaust. Our Summer Trip to Auschwitz.” January 27, 1945 was the day that the Soviets liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of the Nazi death camps. It’s worth remembering for many reasons: read on.