
The Common Objects of Our Love – Biden’s Inauguration Speech
I am not a Democrat. I am not a Republican. I am, however, an American – a status I spent 12 years of my life and tens of thousands of dollars pursuing. In recognition of that legally and emotionally brutal journey to citizenship, a dear friend gifted me one of the flags that flew above the Capitol on the day I became an American. It arrived with a certificate that had been signed by one of the people’s representatives who then worked in the building it flew over. That flag i