“Now the turmoil…normally hidden from view…is hitting home.”

~The Guardian, June 21, 2019

The article called to my attention was not about immigration or abortion (a.k.a., “reproductive rights”). Not about collusion or obstruction or impeachment. Not about fake news or fork-tongued politicians or vanishing privacy in The Digital Age.

It was about plastic. Plastic? Yes, plastic! The kind of plastic that quite literally has no redeeming value. The kind that cannot be reused, recycled or e...