flicker

On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Protect Democracy’s Ian Bassin to discuss navigating the challenges that lie ahead for American democracy, as we collectively struggle to make sense of this pivotal moment and to emerge from the fog with a flicker of hope.

At the end of our interview, he stands up, ready to leave, and for the first time, a flicker of concern, or perhaps irritation, seems to flit across his face.

As day turns to dusk and then nighttime, the suffused daylight outside gives way to the firefly-like flicker of passing headlights, while inside the room is bathed in light from a huge TV screen on one wall.

As the torches of the Old Lahaina Luau flicker, bartenders mix mai tais and hula dancers get ready.

“It’s asking for trouble to stick out your neck / In terms of a target, a big silhouette,” Kristofferson sings, “But some candles flicker and some candles fade / And some burn as true as my sister Sinéad.”