Tag: change

  • Suddenly, it may be cool to be an American again

    Over the years I’ve seen the “value” of my name, and the concept of America in general declining in the eyes of people around the world. I had more than a few “I spit on your name” events, some people who simply asked, “Why would your mother do that to you?”, and plenty of discomfort and uncertainty about what to say. What do you say to a guy whose name is born from that place where everything is going so wrong? One girl commented, “That’s stupid.” But all that might just have changed…