Remember these things

Reflections on the 13th of July

I imagine many of you are reeling right now. Over the past 24 hours, I’ve taken some time to listen, and to think.

I won’t dwell today on the way some figures have been recklessly using this tragedy to attack and silence political opponents and whet people’s appetite for retribution. Instead, I want to share a few things I’ve been pondering as I’ve bee…