Will Shoki wrote these words about South Africa, but they are bitterly, brutally true for the US as well: “If there ever was such a thing as a South African dream, it would be to opt out of state provision and withdraw from the public sphere — to sign up for private medical aid and to live in fortified gated communities. The ideal South African is not the citizen but the consumer, and this idea is impressed upon children immediately when we send some of them to private schools.” Props to Sean Jacobs for publishing this and thanks for pulling that quote.