rootlessness

That feeling of rootlessness and discontent, of society coming unstuck — the academic term is anomie — definitely isn’t unique to this country, but it gets massively amplified by our national narcissism and our physical isolation.

The most striking recent example of how anger can find collective social expression was, of course, the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington that came all too close to giving us a new autocratic-style government founded on a sense of rootlessness, victimhood and rage.

If Harry enjoyed needling me—about Arete, about my relationship with Gabe, about my own philosophical rootlessness—it was not because of any personal interest in me but only because Harry enjoyed needling everybody, most of all those people he thought deep down wanted needling.

Leon builds the case for the searing profundity of “Topdog/Underdog” scene by scene, as Hawkins and Mateen expertly escalate the tension between Lincoln and Booth, a division widened by childhood rootlessness and adult disappointment.

Teams will compete to benefit nonprofit Comic Relief US, with viewers asked to contribute in support of programs that “address the life-altering impact of homelessness, rootlessness and lack of safety often experienced by children and families living in poverty,” the group said.