Kwanzaa Skirmishes

After 50 years, it's still around and the trash talking persists.

It makes sense that I should write something definitive about Kwanzaa this year, but I’ve found it difficult to be energetic in doing so. The problem has to do with my style and form of public engagement. I am curious, but when I find good reasonable principles, I tend to defend them and tire of doing so over the long term. In my wake are essays and Soc…