I like hiking, but every year some pundits do a vacation column which is, basically, I just went on vacation and I need to file something so how about: Everyone should tune out from "the news" and "politics" (somehow not including reading this column) and have nice vacation like the one
I just had.
So when friends are overwhelmed by the craziness of national and world events, when we’re angry at one another and all society feels taut, my counsel is simple: Take a hike.
[that's Kristof]
