Richardson: A two-week experiment in Trump detox

So, 2018 wasn’t the easiest year for me. To paraphrase a famous novel we teach in grade 10, it was the best and worst of times.
On one hand, a marriage, two births, teenagers unfolding into magnificent adults, happy times in my high school classroom, the love of a good wife and rude health. On the other hand, an empty nest, two deaths, and the creeping sense of drift, ennui and purposelessness that can accompany middle age.
Collapsing into Christmas break, or more specifically, toppling fr