State of the Union — or, for that matter, the world

http://www.firstofthemonth.org/state-of-the-union-or-for-that-matter-the-world/

My latest piece is up at First of the Month. It’s a mini-mini-story, so mini- that I will forego my usual tease of quoting how it begins. You will have to go directly to it. (Looks like you have have to copy/paste it into your browser. Good luck.)