One of the things I’ve learned as a Times subscriber is to never, ever read Bret Stephens, no matter what he’s writing about. Thomas Gallagher 646 256 2069 From: 5 Bank Street: The Listserv for Willa Cather Scholars <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Joshua Dolezal Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2019 9:10 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [5BANKSTREET] Cather for our time . . . again Perfect antidote is stretching it since Cather’s immigrants were largely white. No mention in My Antonia of Native American displacement. Jim’s Nebraska seems immune from the Civil War and the tumult of Reconstruction. I love My Antonia for many reasons. Nostalgia for American greatness is not one of them. Josh Sent from my iPhone On Jul 20, 2019, at 7:39 AM, Diane Prenatt <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > wrote: Thought others would be interested: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2019_07_19_opinion_trump-2Dpresidency-2Dimmigration.html-3Faction-3Dclick&d=DwIFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=1P1U_QmwwektPDtD1M1foXXGqUzLgygf16Nt7kNKpE0&m=DAnbgmAXl39ZabYxd3UURBvy8mu7lhRGL_MLyv2wnw4&s=EtcZDUUFqV-0Pewz0gQtFzX48p5GLVme27MtSbkhKdY&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2019_07_19_opinion_trump-2Dpresidency-2Dimmigration.html-3Faction-3Dclick-26module-3DOpinion-26pgtype-3DHomepage&d=DwMF-g&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=1P1U_QmwwektPDtD1M1foXXGqUzLgygf16Nt7kNKpE0&m=sfETQMpKtFuLn85oskFpdBx6pxHEVmuiOq3tq3pJN-g&s=h86Cp-KKQZzVja_MxfqNj5B3M2FSWgjqv7U5_FcrZvY&e=> &module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage Diane <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2019_07_19_opinion_trump-2Dpresidency-2Dimmigration.html-3Faction-3Dclick-26module-3DOpinion-26pgtype-3DHomepage&d=DwMF-g&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=1P1U_QmwwektPDtD1M1foXXGqUzLgygf16Nt7kNKpE0&m=sfETQMpKtFuLn85oskFpdBx6pxHEVmuiOq3tq3pJN-g&s=h86Cp-KKQZzVja_MxfqNj5B3M2FSWgjqv7U5_FcrZvY&e=> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2019_07_19_opinion_trump-2Dpresidency-2Dimmigration.html-3Faction-3Dclick-26module-3DOpinion-26pgtype-3DHomepage&d=DwMF-g&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=1P1U_QmwwektPDtD1M1foXXGqUzLgygf16Nt7kNKpE0&m=sfETQMpKtFuLn85oskFpdBx6pxHEVmuiOq3tq3pJN-g&s=h86Cp-KKQZzVja_MxfqNj5B3M2FSWgjqv7U5_FcrZvY&e=> Opinion | The Perfect Antidote to Trump - The New York Times www.nytimes.com <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nytimes.com&d=DwMGaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=1P1U_QmwwektPDtD1M1foXXGqUzLgygf16Nt7kNKpE0&m=8YG61R6BkD6sotb7cWFMuL0cOPKq0tKWed1UAIOLC9s&s=xOX7TdGVw9pWdzRamim6wM9YxQNeYUNgZkgHLd_af10&e=> When I was in high school I read Willa Cather’s “My Ántonia” and loved it for the love story it told. This week, I borrowed my daughter’s copy and read it again. It turns out to be a book ... Diane Prenatt, Ph.D. Professor of English Emerita Marian University Indianapolis IN 46222 317-955-6395