An oasis full of life in a world obsessed with death

As a hallucinatory fever dream of a year comes to a close, I am in Oaxaca, México (cover photo) writing and trying to contextualize the current global crisis. I’ve been here for nearly a month and am spending Christmas with friends. Being in this historic city is a joy. Every day and every night, the streets are full of life.

The state of Oaxaca has one of the lowest incidences of Covid in México. People in Oaxaca do all of the things we’ve become accustomed to during this time – masks, hand sanitizer, distancing, etc. But it is done so casually, without drama of any kind, it almost seems natural, perhaps in part because of Oaxaca’s unique success balancing modernity with ancestral wisdom.

My year-end update from Oaxaca, with photos and video, just posted on Substack. I hope you will read it, share with friends and subscribe if you believe, as I do, that we must continue “reimagining politics” beyond empty multi-billion dollar election spectacles.

Thank you and happy holidays.

Michael