First night in Xi’An, got in near closing time. Went to place down street and everyone was drunk inside. One guy was being carried out as I went in. No idea what to order, since no cell service, so I pointed.
Got pile of bean sprouts and peppers & some massive dish of diced chicken and somehow more peppers. I don’t think I’ve had a dish …
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Taking stock of where we are after two months of Trumpist rule, exploring that space between (no longer) democracy and full-scale autocracy where America exists now, reflecting on what competitive authoritarianism means in theory and practice, trying to recalibrate expectations.