Times are good. Doomsaying is worse than ever.

2020 was the worst of times. It was also the worst of times. 

See, I promised that this newsletter is for English majors. 

The pandemic lockdowns ground the global economy into crisis. Tens of millions of people lost their jobs. Huge companies went bankrupt: J. Crew, J.C. Penney, Brooks Brothers. Le Pain Quotidien. Chuck E. Cheese.

Oh, but that’s just a start.