The mass shooting in Highland Park is a stark reminder that nowhere in this country are we safe from the deadly combination of guns and hatred; or is it guns and mental illness? What does it matter? It is frightening.
But it is also an amazing testimony to the ability of a community to find in that tragedy the courage to come together to support one another. The money raised, almost immediately, is an astounding example of selflessness, compassion, and a belligerent refusal to allow fear and sorrow to have the last word.
