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Mark Sanford, Modern Thoreau?


Yes, it was flaky and probably even reckless for Mark Sanford to go AWOL. Returning to work, say, sometime on Monday would've been a whole lot better than his planned return tomorrow. But I hope that amid the ridicule and retribution people will also stop to ask when it became outright bizarre for a man to to want to--god forbid--unplug and enjoy a little solitude. Especially in a world like this.

--Michael Crowley