Ballpark Liturgy: America’s New Civic Religion

Post-9/11, doesn’t it seem as though all American experience is blending into a single experience whose label is "your safety"?  Which means, in practical terms, you get poked, prodded, searched, and surveilled wherever you go. The other day, I went to the ballpark to see my team, the Mets, play the Florida Marlins.  It’s always … Continue reading “Ballpark Liturgy: America’s New Civic Religion”