Whether the talk of war is real or not isn't the point

There has been talk of war for years now and it's only going to get worse. The only question is whether violence will be widespread.

We somehow did not get the latest COVID variant while sitting at the bar in a northern Virginia Texas Roadhouse last week. We couldn’t get a table because, the day after Christmas, it was so busy the only seats left were at the bar. Everyone stared at us like we had three arms as we walked past with our masks on, which I have taken to complaining to my …