I'm calling this "defiant joy"

It's playtime, dammit

A friend and I were texting back and forth about the dark turn on college campuses, what with the White House cancelling research grants and putting academic freedom on ice. “My nerves are shot,” my friend said. Mine, too, I thought, even as my kids’ college years are coming to an end.

We poured out our worries and how (if?) we’re managing. My mood is a…