Being political is terrifying

But man does it make you feel alive.

If you’re scared to say something—that’s very often confirmation as to exactly why it’s a good thing to summon up the courage to say it in the first place.

I met Anthony Rapp a gazillion years ago when I was an intern for the Village Voice in 1995. I was just a wee little baby. Or 20. I also worked that summer for the GAP doing folding projects and findi…