Practicing for a Just New World Is Where We Are

Or the first time we've ever talked about sports

Franz Liszt Fantasizing at the Piano, by Josef Danhauser (1840)

When I was six, my parents asked if I wanted to join the church basketball team. I repeatedly declined, citing my fear that I would get hit in the face with the ball. But eventually, after watching a friend play several weeks later, I signed up for The Termite League.

In my first game, someo…