This place, this place of privilege, this place, the dome next door
built by slaves, this place, where there were hardly any women or
people of color or gay people out of the closet until very recently,
yet we spent hours worrying about whether Elizabeth hurt Jeff's
feelings or broke a sense of decorum. What a luxury it is to worry
about that. In the meantime, Muslim families in America are terrified. In the
meantime, DACA kids are worrying about whether they have to go into
hiding. In the meantime, LGBT youth are bullied in school. In the
meantime, anti-Semitic attacks are on the rise across the country.