Theater 101, on civility, risk, and the demonization of dissent The Paris Review Daily: from my column, “Songs to the Moon“ “Although these Hamilton tweets are possibly a ploy by Trump to distract attention from the Trump University settlement, his reaction to the Hamilton incident is important: it’s about weaponizing the discourse of civility and respectability against the people who stand to lose the most in the next four years.“ Back to Essays & Stories Illustration: Stage set for Francesco Ballarotti & Averara’s Esione