In my novel, Our Man in Mbabane, when Frank expresses concern about running guns into South Africa to support the fight against apartheid, his African National Congress recruiter says, “No fear, no fun.”

After decades of political inactivity, I have joined the fight in the US against the authoritarian/oligopolistic Trump/Musk axis. When I worry about something going wrong while I’m demonstration for democracy, I tell myself, “No fear, no fun,” and join the fray.

Solidarity Forever, K. E. Karl