THE FUSE

The other morning, I read about a pregnant pig I’ll call Sally. The New York Times column explained that Sally had been put in a pen so small she couldn’t do anything but stand and wait (no turning around, no taking a step). And now Congress was considering a new law that would not only keep this practice legal, but also override protections Massachusetts and California had put in place for pregnant pigs like Sally (Kristof, 2026). For a brief moment, it happened to me again: that sense that we as a people have lost our way.